Norwegian Angst
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| Norwegian Angst | |
| Number | 63 |
| Broadcast Date | February 14, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:03:48 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Glenn Rubenstein |
Amazon getting into originals, Aereo brings OTA TV to your Internets, Walking Dead returns, and more.
Contents
Opening Video
Celebrity Story Time: Game of Thrones Author George R. R. Martin Reads Children's Stories
The Big Story
Bram Cohen demos BitTorrent Live to stream live television cheaply and reliably. [1]
Another Big Story
Amazon hiring tv executives, developing original half-hour kids and comedy series for both online and traditional distribution. [2]
Yet Another Big Story
According to Nielsen, cord cutting and Internet TV viewing is on the rise. [3]
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Slipstream
- Aereo launching streaming broadcast TV service in NYC on March 14th. [4] [5]
- Google updates YouTube for Google TV. [6]
- With Viacom deal, Amazon looks like a real competitor to Netflix. [7]
- Amazon blocks instant video on BlackBerry PlayBook, blames Apple. [8]
Tube Tops
- Roku is teaming up with Comcast and Verizon, among others, working on a platform that would allow them to create apps for the Roku platform. [9]
- FCC proposal would allow the encryption of basic cable programing, Boxee cries foul. [10]
- Apple TV update may loom, since retailers are running out. [11]
Film Falm
- Netflix to announce second original series, “Orange Is The New Black”. [12]
- New trailer for Iron Sky premieres. [13]
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter releases a new trailer. [14]
- Space: 2099, a Space: 1999 reboot, is in development. [15]
Premiering This Week
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
What We're Watching
Brian
- The Walking Dead
- Lilyhammer
- Comic Book Men
Tom
- The Walking Dead
- Lilyhammer
- Fringe
Glenn
- Battleground
Feedback
- A viewer theorizes HBO might set up and sell to Netflix later.
- A viewer thinks gesture-driven television viewing is a horrible idea.
- Tom reads a letter from 1979 from the viewer's grandfather.
- A viewer wants to know if Tom is still watching Being Human.
Great Quotes
- Tom, "If you don't care about sports, or rather inadequate news services... this will work great for you!"
- PDelahanty, "The last thing you want on Valentine's Day is a useless dongle."
Fun Facts
- Bill Meeks debuts the Premiering This Week segment bumper.
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "Australia Is HBO's Petri Dish" |
Norwegian Angst |
Followed by: "Listen For The Gunplay" |