Mad About Ads

Mad About Ads
Number	41
Broadcast Date	September 07, 2011
Episode Length	1:02:05
Hosts	Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood, Derrick Chen

Ad buying for TV versus Internet, Starz divorces Netflix, who will buy Hulu, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Copying Is Not Theft

The Big Story

Starz ends renewal negotiations with Netflix, will pull movies from streaming in February.

Another Big Story

Hulu bidding heats up as DirecTV drops out.

Sponsor

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Film Falm

• Movies coming to Canada from YouTube.
• Lovefilm mulls streaming-only service in some countries.
• Contagion and Shaolin releases this week.

Tube Tops

• Hulu Japan launches with hundreds of films, and thousands of hours of TV.
• Discussion on web advertising (effectively yet another big story).
• Fox is giving away a free episode of The New Girl in advance.
• LG, Philips and Sharp announce Smart TV apps to work across all three platforms, starting with a common SDK.
• The mind control TV prototype.
• ASRock Vision 3D leaks with Sandy Bridge.
• Vestel shows off prototype BitTorrent Certified TV at IFA.

Interferon

Sony's new internet TV box, projector and Blu-ray player appears at IFA.

Feedback

• A viewer is aggravated with suspending disbelief with the presentation of modern technology in TV.
• Jon Tilton vents about the Star Wars Blu-ray release and preservation of the original releases.

Tom interjects with the breaking news that Yahoo has confirmed that Carol Bartz is no longer CEO.

Great Quotes

• "Daddy and daddy are fighting." -Brian

Fun Facts

• Brian hosts the show live from the TWiT Brickhouse.
• Gatowag used footage from the end of the episode to make a What We're Watching bumper.

Links

• TWiT Episode Archive
• TWiT Wiki
• Frame Rate Episodes

Preceded by: "Live From Dragon*Con"

Mad About Ads

Followed by: "My God, It's Full Of Jawas!"