Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio explore the implications of Roku's increased TV advertising and their new add display method, The MacVoices Live! panel looks at the acquisition of Beeper by Automattic and why it makes sense, and discuss regulatory scrutiny on tech giants like WhatsApp.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Updates

00:59 Roku's New Ad Injection Strategy

16:35 The Rise of Computer Displays

20:37 The Search for Non-Smart TVs

23:47 The Intriguing Sunbird Returns

30:09 Spectrum's DVR Dispute with CBS

33:21 Sunbird's Comeback Attempt

36:30 Sunbird's Strategic Move

37:27 Market Share Comparison of Messaging Apps

Links:

Roku’s idea of showing ads on your HDMI inputs seems like an inevitable hell

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/5/24121958/roku-ads-tv-hdmi-inputs-patent-amazon-google

Hdmi customized ad insertion

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230388589A1/en

This free TV comes with two screens

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/15/23721674/telly-free-tv-streaming-ilya-pozin-ads

Telly Terms of Service

https://www.telly.com/terms-of-service

Sunbird, the security nightmare that tried to bring iMessage to Android, is returning https://9to5google.com/2024/04/05/sunbird-imessage-android-return/

Beeper Took On Apple’s iMessage Dominance. Now It’s Been Acquired

https://www.wired.com/story/beeper-acquired-by-automattic/

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