Best Frame Rate Since The Wire
| Best Frame Rate Since The Wire | |
| Number | 107 |
| Broadcast Date | January 8, 2013 |
| Episode Length | 1:02:20 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt |
Roku/Time Warner cable deal, Al-Jazeera acquire Current TV, Hulu CEO departure announcement, Netflix inks US Warner Bros, Sony internet TV service, and more.
Show Segments
Opening Video
Kerry Decker TV Show: The 1981 C.E.S. Show
The Big Story
Roku strikes Time Warner Cable deal, wants to be your next cable box. [1][2]
Another Big Story
Al-Jazeera to Buy Current TV. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Yet Another Big Story
Hulu CEO finally announces his departure. [7]
Sponsor
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Slipstream
- Netflix inks US Warner Bros. deal for exclusive online rights to 2012-13 drama series. [8]
- HBO Inks Exclusive, 10-Year Deal With Universal To Keep Content Out Of Netflix’s Hands. [9]
- Amazon Prime Instant Video adds A&E, History, and Lifetime after Netflix's deal falls through. [10]
- Sony May Want to Launch an Internet TV Service. [11]
Tube Tops
- Netgear enters the Google TV set-top box market with the NeoTV Prime. [12]
- ASUS Qube announced at CES: Google TV arrives with on-screen cube interface. [13]
- Voxx combining broadcast TV with Roku in Q4 2013, working with RCA and Terk. [14]
- Intel confirms partnership with Comcast, brings Xfinity TV viewing to Intel-based devices. [15]
- Boxee teams up with Sigma to bring its cloud-based streaming and DVR services to smart TVs. [16]
- Panasonic, IBM, ABOX42 and others join LG and Toshiba’s Smart TV Alliance to solve fragmentation. [17]
Film Falm
- Hawaii Five-0' plot to be determined by Twitter vote. [18]
- Disney's Wreck-It Ralph to debut as a digital download ahead of Blu-ray and DVD release. [19]
- Steve Jobs biopic jOBS gets U.S. distribution deal and April 2013 release. [20]
- Long-lost film by Star Wars art director could be offered for download. [21]
Winter Movie Draft
- (1) Brian = $469,880,468
- (2) Scott = $453,704,863
- (3) Tom = $431,051,974
- (4) Fr. Robert = $400,609,690
- (5) Sarah = $362,939,429
- (6) Justin = $337,962,829
Gangster Squad premieres this week.
What We're Watching
Brian
- Doctor Who (with daughter)
- Friday Night Lights
- Arrested Development
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Tom
- Lincoln
- Les Miserables
- HGTV
- Doctor Who
- Top Chef
Feedback
- Josh A. noticed House of Card pre-roll ads on Netflix.
- Brad S. poses an ethical/moral question regarding Ultraviolet.
- Shortie is considering waiting for Breaking Bad to end so he can binge through the series in its entirety. [22]
Great Quotes
Fun Facts
YouTube
Links
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Best Frame Rate Since The Wire |
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