Tricky Dish

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Tricky Dish
Number 78
Broadcast Date May 29, 2012
Episode Length 1:14:57
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

Ad-skipping DVR targeted, more Apple TV set chatter, Tron: Uprising, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Star Trek TnG.mov

The Big Story

  • If video sites could act like cable companies. [1]
  • Brian Bedol speaks on the cost of launching a cable channel and distribution on YouTube. [2]

Another Big Story

  • NBCUniversal sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service. [3]
  • Dish to TV nets: We pay you, so our customers can skip your ads. [4]

Yet Another Big Story

How Jay Leno stole a YouTube video. [5]

Netflix

Go to Netflix.com/twit for your free 30-day trial.

Slipstream

  • Amazon adds 'hundreds' of Paramount movies to Prime. [6]
  • Roku and Dish partner on new foreign TV streaming service. [7]

Tube Tops

  • Foxconn receives Apple smart TV order. [8]
  • Inventor of the TV remote control dies. [9]

Film Falm

  • Building a Sci-Fi TV show through an MMO (and vice versa). [10]
  • Tron: Uprising first episode online. [11]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Tom = $539,238,490
  • (2) Scott = $438,190,000
  • (3) Brian = $240,091,864
  • (4) Justin = $82,695,376
  • (5) Veronica = $40,994,000
  • (6) Sarah = $0

Snow White and the Huntsman premieres this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Legend of Korra
  • Game of Thrones

Tom

  • Alien
  • Mad Men
  • Game of Thrones
  • The Avengers (again)
  • LOST (pilot)
  • Roswell (pilot)
  • Life on Mars (secret US pilot)

Feedback

  • A. Karl has a question about Netflix's new player.
  • Jeff S. writes in about catching Sherlock's finale.
  • Chris from Portland has a scenario questioning whether it lands in stealing or archiving territory.
  • Greg D. has a scenario regarding neighborly Internet sharing.
  • Jonathan K. asks for a detailed comparison between set top boxes.

The Spoiler Zone

The boys talk Game of Thrones.

Great Quotes

  • Brian, "Laws be stupid."
    • Tom, "Laws sometimes be stupid, that's true."

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"There's Gold In Them There Hipsters"
Tricky Dish
Followed by:
"Old Man Game Pad"