On this episode we talk about how HBO is partnering with TWITCH to air the Pilot of Silicon Valley; Explain how content fragmentation is the new norm; and Discuss the sudden rise of Mobile Live Streaming thanks to the apps Meerkat and Periscope.
HBO’s Silicon Valley takes their show directly to the growing gamer audience via TwitchTV
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/3/8336889/twitch-hbo-silicon-alley
Video Killed The Television Star: Why Total Fragmentation Is The New Norm
http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2015/03/video.html
Is Meerkat winner-take-all?
https://medium.com/@profcarroll/is-social-video-a-winner-take-all-proposition-6a9b6078b9a5
Periscope, Twitter's answer to Meerkat-style live streaming, is now available
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/26/8293353/periscope-live-streaming-twitter-meerkat
The Race To Make Everyone A Livestreamer
http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/08/the-inevitable-democratization/
Also in the News.
HBO Now Live on Apple TV
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/07/hbo-now-out-apple-tv/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full
Roku 3 Media Streaming Box adds new remote with with voice search
http://m.thewirecutter.com/reviews/roku-3-best-streaming-box/
Pixar's Renderman released for free
http://boingboing.net/2015/03/23/pixars-renderman-released-fo.html