TiVo's Here and Ready to Party

TiVo's Here and Ready to Party
Number	151
Broadcast Date	December 2, 2013
Episode Length	1:12:11
Hosts	Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young

How Amazon is rethinking the way television is made, Xbox Video launches on the web ahead of Windows Phone version, Intel reportedly wants $500M for delayed streaming TV effort, and more.

Show Segments

Opening Video

George Takei and Rosanna Pansino on Cord Cutting | Episode 6 | Takei's Take

The Big Story

• From alpha to ‘Betas’: how Amazon is rethinking the way television is made. ^[1]
• Why aren’t Amazon and Hulu shows playing on Netflix’s level? ^[2]

Another Big Story

Comcast plan with Nielsen to get ad dollars from VOD. ^[3]

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Slipstream

• Xbox Video launches on the web ahead of Windows Phone version. ^[4]

Tube Tops

• Tivo beats estimates as cable subscriptions rise. ^[5]

Film Falm

• Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary broke ratings records by enlisting the internet. ^[6]

Scan Lines

• Time Warner Cable offers cheaper HBO cable package to counter Comcast. ^[7]
• Intel reportedly wants $500M for delayed streaming TV effort. ^[8]
• YouTube finally arrives on Nintendo 3DS with ironic lack of 3D playback support. ^[9]
• Amazon Instant Video launches in Japan with selection of 26,000 movies and TV shows. ^[10]
• Xbox One owners report compatibility problems with UK TV providers. ^[11]
• HBO shows are now available to purchase from the Google Play store in the UK. ^[12]

2013 Winter Movie Draft

• (1) Justin = $395,351,000
• (2) Casey = $370,972,161
• (3) Fr. Robert = $280,068,000
• (4) Jeff = $127,428,402
• (5) Tom = $120,989,777
• (6) Brian = $68,409,619

Out of the Furnace premieres this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

• Legend of Korra

Tom

• The Walking Dead
• The Shield

Justin

• 30 Rock

Feedback

• William Hynes is curious about the future of content availability.

Hey Tom and Brian,

My question relates to the “things we can watch anywhere/anytime”.

Digital media has become the content manner in which to consume media, but has come with a few consequences. Recently we’ve seen Disney pull content from Apple and Amazon, and with the new game consoles, set top boxes, etc coming out streaming is becoming more main stream than ever. The movies/games you “bought” can either disappear when a new device (like from Xbox360 to Xbox One or PS3 to PS4) comes out, a contract expires, or content is just taken away because of money issues. What future do you see in media consumption when the things we “buy” aren’t really ours? Are we destined to lease a license for content in the future as physical media is replaced for convenience?

Love the show!

• With the help of Frame Rate, Jason was able to switch over from Dish to Aereo.

Hi guys,

After fifteen years with dish network I finally cut the cord. After watching your show I learned that aereo was available in Denver. I signed up immediately to test it out. It took me a good week to muster up the courage to call dish and let them go. When I called I got the ""we have new packages coming soon"" spiel. I just said no thanks I don't need dish anymore. After hanging up with dish I felt good but scared. Like I was giving up a drug or alcohol. 3 days dish free I fell my recovery is going well. With the both of you as my support group I think I will do just fine without dish. On a side note aereo feels like netfix in the early days of streaming. Lots of buffering but I have confidence they'll work it out.

Thanks for all you guys do

Jason

• Earthquake Bamba feels like Tom doesn't do a good job at explaining why Hulu and Hulu Plus content is appropriated the way it is.

I don't think Tom ever does a good job of explaining why some shows are available on Hulu but not on Hulu plus. It always ends up sounding like Hulu is a bunch of idiots they can't even cross reference their offerings to make sure their paying customers get everything their free customers get. The truth is they have some contracts that explicitly specify that you cannot stream on Tv or mobile devices.

I think they would stop the Apple airplay if they could, but it falls into the category of people with computers hooked up to tvs. There is no easy way to stop it other than strong arm Apple into preventing it.

So either they include only content that is able to stream to TVs on both Hulu Plus and Hulu, or they show everything they can on both platforms even if it means some content is not available on Plus that is available on normal Hulu. I am okay with that. - Earthquake Bamba

• Daniel wants to inform Tom and Brian just how big HBO is in Sweden.

Hey guys!

Love the show, but let me fill you in on the situation regarding HBO Nordic that you brought up on Framerate 150. Nothing personal, but you have probably never been more wrong in your lives.

HBO is huge in Sweden and has been since the early 00's. Since Sex and the City and The Sopranos new shows bought from HBO by networks over here are always advertised with their origin clearly stated and it's a big selling point. Your idea that American shows don't sell in Scandinavia is completely inaccurate. In fact, locally produced shows have trouble competing against shows acquired from the US.

What did cause problems for HBO Nordic was a disastrous launch in the wake of the massively successful launch of Netflix. The sales pitch was that while you signed up for Netflix on a monthly basis (79 kronor/month - about US$12), HBO Nordic would require subscriptions for several months up to a year (same monthly price, but all paid in advance). This was just too much for the audience that preferred to keep Netflix rather than paying for both or switch. HBO Nordic has since altered their subscription plans to match Netflix's - but the public remain skeptic because of the initial mistakes.

Thought you should know. Keep up the good work!

Daniel,

genuine Swede.

• Join the Frame Rate Chicken Challenge. Tell your story! ^[13]

The Spoiler Zone (The Shield)

This week Brian, Tom, and Justin talk The Shield up to Season 1, Episode 3 - The Spread.

Links

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Preceded by: "When Seconds Matter"

TiVo's Here and Ready to Party

Followed by: "Fire in the Hole!"