TV - How could it improve?

Episode 2 Show Notes

Why has the television viewing experience become so fragmented? What has led to the state of the way things are? Where is the TV experience headed? This episode we explore these questions and more. The answers proved to be more complex than we were expecting, they include power struggle, patents, and Artificial Intelligence.

0:00 - Intro The state of the television viewing experience

0:05 - Jim Gaffiigan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21_ABDfNPg

1:50 - Tv shows cost a lot to produce, more than ever http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tv-series-budgets-costs-rising-peak-tv-1202570158/

2:25 - The cost of advertising http://adage.com/article/news/costs-ad-prices-tv-mobile-billboards/297928/

2:45 - The Geico television show Cavemen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavemen_(TV_series)

3:20 - 30 Rock Snapple product placement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9hepxidZyo

4:00 - Lore podcast and Amazon prime tv series by Aaron Mahnke http://www.lorepodcast.com

4:20 - Game of Thrones season 7 pirating http://www.businessinsider.com/game-of-thrones-season-7-pirated-1-billion-times-torrents-streaming-muso-2017-9

9:00 - TV Guide Patent https://www.google.com/patents/US6396546?dq=6396546&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9vtS1msfXAhVCZCYKHUEgBCsQ6AEIKDAA

10:25 - Youtube TV review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bC6HvS-ou4&feature=youtu.be&t=627

12:30 - The Onion’s new Netflix browsing service https://www.theonion.com/netflix-introduces-new-browse-endlessly-plan-1819595604

20:15 - “Why are remotes so awful?” on Slate.com http://www.slate.com/articles/life/design/2012/06/the_history_of_the_remote_control_why_are_they_so_awful_.html

22:35 - Logitech Harmony remote https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014PDFP9S/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1

23:20 - HDMI CNC (Consumer Electronics Control) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control

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