The End of Blu-ray?

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The End of Blu-ray?
Number 81
Broadcast Date June 19, 2012
Episode Length 1:09:18
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Scott Wilkinson

DOJ probes video data caps, Roku predicts demise of Blu-ray, XBOX 720 rumors, Brave, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Portal: Terminal Velocity

The Big Story

Justice Department probes Internet video data caps. [1] [2]

Another Big Story

Roku CEO: Blu-ray will be finished in 4 years. [3]

Yet Another Big Story

Netflix to users, developers: we own your viewing history. [4]

Slipstream

  • Redesigned YouTube rolling out to some users, reflects the influence of Google+. [5]
  • Amazon Prime Instant Video gets MGM Studios movies and TV shows, dances with a few wolves. [6]
  • Cable networks blocking BBC’s U.S. iPlayer aims. [7]
  • Google bars site that converts YouTube songs into MP3s. [8]

Tube Tops

  • Purported Xbox 720 to cost $299 with Blu-ray support, Kinect 2 and virtual reality in time for holiday 2013. [9]
  • Xbox Live launches app to stream all Paramount movies. [10]
  • Google TV team focuses on third party content, second screen apps as I/O approaches. [11]

Film Falm

  • WSJ launches political show as newspapers double down on video. [12]
  • Test footage from Alien was way creepy, even with the xenomorph out of costume. [13]
  • The Hobbit's higher frame rate to cost theater operators. [14]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Tom = $602,634,363
  • (2) Scott = $580,725,513
  • (3) Brian = $481,044,981
  • (4) Veronica = $130,877,628
  • (5) Justin = $83,550,284
  • (6) Sarah = $14,437,269

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brave, and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World premiere this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Tron Uprising
  • Moonrise Kingdom
  • Legend of Korra

Tom

  • True Blood
  • Eureka
  • Diablo III

Scott

  • Brave
  • The Closer
  • Sliders

Feedback

  • Dirk (Moreno Valley, CA) offers a strategy to get HBO Go legitimately for only $30 per month.
  • Nathanial wants Brian to discuss The Legend of Korra more in-depth than his usual brief raving, offering comparisons to The Dreaming Void series.

Great Quotes

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"Frownapalooza" 		The End of Blu-ray?
 Followed by:
"Hope For Google TV"
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