Young people who move to an apartment or get a house for the first time don’t subscribe to any MVPD (multichannel video programming distributor) and they just… get their network programming from Hulu and they get Netflix… As an industry where people pay between $70 and $92 a month, that’s a lot of money to a young person today who is getting their first job when they can go out and watch Hulu for free and Netflix for $7.99. So it’s a threat
Charlie Ergen’s quote via The children are our future, and they’re not paying for TV — Online Video News
Nice to finally see a CEO of a pay tv network calling a spade a spade
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Source: gigaom.com
Mad Men Available for Netflix Streaming Starting Wednesday
Looks like it’s finally time for me to start working my way through Mad Men!
Hulu Plus on Xbox 360. FINALLY.
(via Hulu Plus on Xbox 360 launches tomorrow, all members get a free week thanks to beef jerky — Engadget)
Source: Engadget
Huffington Post Co-Founder Ken Lerer's Bedrock Video Startup
Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer, who sold his company to AOL earlier his month, has his next project lined up: He’s a co-founder of Bedrocket Properties, a video studio/incubator. Bedrocket plans on creating and investing in programming that could find a home on the Web or on traditional TV. But it’s really interested in all the new, content-hungry video outlets that sit somewhere between those two poles: Netflix, Apple and Google TV, Roku, mobile phones, tablets, etc.
Television is being developed for the 21st century, not the 20th. Finally.
Source: spytap
PSA: Treme filming in Carroll Gardens!
It must be the jazz playing son who lives in NYC, right?
OH NO WAIT, what’s-her-name-who-is-also-Matt-Saracen’s-mom moved to NYC, too!! cool.
CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS.
Well, in lieu of a “what you should do this weekend” post, we’re just going to suggest that you join us in hanging out in Carroll Gardens, hoping to catch a glimpse of David Simon at work.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Source: meredithbklyn
Web/TV All-In-One
I’ve been waiting for Google TV to come out for me to make my final decision / first purchase of an Internet accessible tv device. Right now all I own is an HD monitor with a TV tuner (with the basic broadcast channels available), a Nintendo Wii (not connected to the Internet), and a Mac Book Pro. I watch a lot of Hulu (Plus) and Netflix, love Apple, but also love the principles behind Boxee’s open platform. That being said, I think I’m one step closer to deciding what I’ll do with my living room thanks to this chart:
I know things may change a bit when GoogleTV comes out / Apple TV signs more deals, but as of right now I’m leaning towards a GoogleTV (an actual tv with the software, not just the box), and a Roku box. My personal purchase deadline is this fall, so we’ll see in a month or two if I still feel the same way. Major deciding factors: I want Hulu, hence Roku, and I believe that Google will uphold a fairly open mind concerning apps for Google TV as they’ve done with the Android platform. However, I’m a sucker for shiny things and smart people, so a Boxee Box might be in my future just for fun.
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jeffcagle:
I am SO happy I stayed til the end of this video. I was going to write about how listening to Nancy Grace for longer than 30 seconds makes me want to get stabby, especially when she was claiming this poor child was about. to. die. from symptoms like “bloodshot eyes, lethargic, and slurred speech” and go off on a rant, but then this segment ended with this exchange.
Natisha Lance: [talking about father of child being willing to take a drug test]
Nancy Grace: Put Natisha Lance up. Did you say a pee test?
Natisha Lance: He did say that.
Nancy Grace: I said did you say it? Did you repeat that on this show?
Natisha Lance: I did say that.
Nancy Grace: It’s called a urinalysis.
And scene.
True story, on PRIVATE PRACTICE tomorrow night, I play a mom who gives her autistic son pot for his symptoms and …. stuff happens (no spoilers).
Hold. The. Phone. I <3 Justine and I <3 Private Practice. So much win.](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/mdfsmash/1216525507/1/tumblr_l9jciuMSP11qz82s5)
I am SO happy I stayed til the end of this video. I was going to write about how listening to Nancy Grace for longer than 30 seconds makes me want to get stabby, especially when she was claiming this poor child was about. to. die. from symptoms like “bloodshot eyes, lethargic, and slurred speech” and go off on a rant, but then this segment ended with this exchange.
Natisha Lance: [talking about father of child being willing to take a drug test]
Nancy Grace: Put Natisha Lance up. Did you say a pee test?
Natisha Lance: He did say that.
Nancy Grace: I said did you say it? Did you repeat that on this show?
Natisha Lance: I did say that.
Nancy Grace: It’s called a urinalysis.
And scene.
True story, on PRIVATE PRACTICE tomorrow night, I play a mom who gives her autistic son pot for his symptoms and …. stuff happens (no spoilers).
Hold. The. Phone. I <3 Justine and I <3 Private Practice. So much win.
Source: jeffcagle
DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket Available to All Online — For a Price
This is a start. A rough one, but a start. Had you offered me a “Team Ticket” (you know, for the best team ever, The SAINTS) I would bite, but at that price there’s no way. It’s the same problem with cable - what I watch is not proportionate to what you want me to pay. I know there are some nay-sayers to the a la carte model, but I really think it’s a feasible solution.
Source: newteevee.com
Scorsese’s New ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Trailer – Deadline.com
Scorsese’s new HBO series is called Boardwalk Empire. It premieres in September and LOOKS AMAZING.
Source: deadline.com
Xbox 360 Gets Live Sports In HD From ESPN. Canceling My Cable In 5, 4, 3…
The lack of live sports was one of the #1 things holding people back from canceling their cable. Now all XBOX 360 Gold members can get live sports on their XBOX 360. This is huge. Expect a new wave of cord cutting. All led by Disney/ABC the most progressive mainstream media company out there at the moment.
This is great news for independent producers. Cable companies are going to increasingly embrace Web content and traditional media companies are going to increasingly embrace the Web. The playing field is leveling out — the entrenched competitive advantages of mainstream media are being smoothed away./
Game. Changer.
Source: mikehudack
