Frame Rate 63

Frame Rate Episode 63

Guest

• Glenn Rubenstein
• @GlennRubenstein

Intro Video

• George R.R. Martin reads nursery rhymes

The Big Story

• BitTorrent Live: Cheap, Real-Time P2P Video Streaming That Will Kill TV

Another Big Story

• Amazon getting into originals?
• Amazon Studios to create original content for web *and* network

Yet Another Big Story

• Nielsen: Cord Cutting And Internet TV Viewing On The Rise

Slip Stream

• Aereo launching streaming broadcast TV service in NYC on March 14th
• Google updates YouTube for Google TV
• YouTube’s Offer Video-Makers Can’t Refuse: We’re Putting All Your Stuff Everywhere
• With Viacom deal, Amazon looks like a real competitor to Netflix
• Amazon Prime trails analyst expectations, report says
• Amazon Blocks Instant Video on BlackBerry PlayBook, Blames Apple

Tube Tops

• Roku Plays Nice With Cable Guys
• FCC proposal would allow the encryption of basic cable programing, Boxee cries foul
• Apple TV update may loom, since retailers are running out

Film Falm

• Netflix To Announce Second Original Series, “Orange Is The New Black”
• Iron Sky has a new trailer
• Why Space: 2099 Won’t Be a "Dark and Gritty" Reboot of Space: 1999

What We're Watching

• Brian Brushwood: Walking Dead, Comic Book Men, Lillyhammer
• Tom Merritt: LillyHammer, Fringe, Walking Dead
• Glenn Rubenstein: Battleground

Feedback

Just remember Netflix announced they would not be coming into the Aust NZ region due to low broadband penetration AND the lack of regional rights - none to be had.

So HBO might be thinking to set up and sell to NetFLix... You never know...

Michelle

On recent episodes of shows like Framerate and TNT, I have been hearing frequent mentions of gesture and/or voice control for televisions, most often relating to the mythical Apple entry into the TV market. Am I the only one who thinks this is an absolutely horrible idea? Does anyone really want to listen to their partner who channel surfs during commercials sitting there going ""channel up, channel up, channel up, channel up..."", or watch them flailing around wildly to accomplish the same goal?

This just strikes me as a marketing strategy in an attempt to solve a ""problem"" that does not exist. I already have a gesture to control my TV. It's called picking up the universal remote, pointing it in towards the TV, and pushing the appropriate button. It requires a bare minimum of effort (probably less than a gesture), it's silent, and it works correctly every single time. Am I missing something here?

Thanks and keep up the great work!

Bill

Just wanted to know if Tom still watches Being Human. Both versions aired new episodes in the past two weeks.

Major changes in the cast of the UK version, and totally new character arcs in the US version.

Your opinion would be great.

Keep on rating those frames.

JR

Spoiler Zone

• None

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