Fat Birds With Slingshots
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| Fat Birds With Slingshots | |
| Number | 70 |
| Broadcast Date | April 3, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:09:20 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt |
Is cable dominance slowing? Google TV coming to Europe, Kutcher to play Jobs, and more.
Contents
Opening Video
The Big Story
- Over 1 million U.S. cable subscribers cut cord in 2011. [1]
- Is cable’s long, glorious ratings run finally over? [2]
Another Big Story
User uploads to YouTube hit one hour per second. [3]
Yet Another Big Story
Piracy cut in half in France, yet movie and music revenues drop. [4]
Sponsor
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Slipstream
- Netflix separates DVD and instant catalogs, distancing the two services for users. [5]
- Netflix acquires DVD.com domain, has no plans to split DVD and streaming. [6]
- Verizon pitches mobile video. [7]
- Australian movie and television streaming service Quickflix launched in New Zealand on Thursday. [8]
Tube Tops
- Google TV coming to Europe in September. [9]
- Official Plex channel comes to Roku media streamers with new UI and photo browsing. [10]
- How to watch HBO Go on your Apple TV, sort of. [11]
Film Falm
- Watch the first full-length trailer for the Total Recall remake. [12]
- Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in upcoming film. [13]
- Rovio confirms Angry Birds mobile animation series. [14]
- YouTube is looking for the next vlogging star. [15]
- Watch this: 'Free the Network' documentary. [16]
- CBS uses copyright to scuttle Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II episode. [17]
- Hardwick, Day to launch geek and nerd friendly YouTube channels. [18]
Summer Movie Draft
- (1) Scott = $248,483,901
- (2) Justin = $33,457,188
- (3) Brian = $0
- (3) Tom = $0
- (3) Veronica = $0
- (3) Sarah = $0
What We're Watching
Brian
- Star Trek Phase 2
- Game of Thrones
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Tom
- Game of Thrones
- Mad Men
- Lilyhammer
Feedback
- Graham recommends watching Shameless.
- The_brein argues that DVDs and physical media isn't dead yet.
- Thegeekybrit wants to cut the cord, but his wife is in the way.
The Spoiler Zone
The boys talk Game of Thrones.
Great Quotes
- Brian, "It's like we're hosting iPad Today in 2007."
Fun Facts
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "Made Of Slurry" |
Fat Birds With Slingshots |
Followed by: "Does Netflix Love SOPA?" |