Cordkillers 318 - Disney Blinked (w/ Iyaz Akhtar)
Amazon wants to build a linear TV service, the movies and theaters have delayed openings again, and UK is losing Disney channels. All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Iyaz Akhtar.
CordKillers: 318 - Disney Blinked
Recorded: June 29 2020
Guest: Iyaz Akhta
Intro Video
The Story of Fire Saga
Primary Target
Amazon is looking to add live TV to Prime Video
- Protocol's sources say Amazon is "actively pursuing" deals to license live linear TV programming. Job listings indicate Amazon may add live programming to its Prime Video service. One job listing mentions concerts, political debates and news in addition to existing streams of live sports. Other listings mention live TV broadcasters and cable networks as potential partner. One listing says "We … are building next gen linear catalog systems to provide best-in-class Linear TV experience to Prime Video customers."
How to Watch
Amazon Prime Video Rolling Out ‘Watch Party’ Social Viewing On Laptops
- Amazon Prime Video is launching Watch Party, which will let up to 100 Prime subscribers view film and TV together at once over the internet. The feature is rolling out to US users in the browser, though it is not supported by Apple's Safari. Amazon says thousands of titles will be eligible for watch party and all subscribers will be able to host and participate.
Disney delays Mulan to August
Tenet’s release date has been delayed again
AMC shifts reopening date
French Moviegoers Out in Force in Spite of Slim Film Offer
‘Jurassic Park’ Roars To No. 1 Again, 27 Years Later: Weekend Box Office
- As cord cutters the state of theaters is important. For some, because it's the way you want to watch some movies. For others, because you;'re hoping movies will come to your home faster.
- Here's what''s up this week:
- The big news, Disney blinked. After Tenet moved AGAIN, Mulan was delayed to August 21. That puts Tenet back in the pole position for big movies, when it debuts August 12. Yes, Tenet ALSO moved it's opening from the recently rescheduled July 31 to August 12. So Tenet August 12 then Mulan August 21. Oh and Warner says it will EXTEND Tenet's theatrical window. If you're curious, the rerelease of Inception that was set to happen before Tenet will now happen July 31.
- AMC announced in short order that it will shift its target for full reopening from July 15 to July 30. That will still be in time for the wide rlease of Unhinged starring Russell Crowe
- France reopened its movie theaters this weekend and got between 850,000 and 900,000 admissions. That's about 50% of an average June week.
- Domestically the number one movie in the US for the fourth week was Jurassic Park. Yes that's three weeks in 1993 and one week in 2020 at number one. Spielberg also had number two with Jaws.
What to Watch
HBO Max returns Gone With the Wind to stream with a 4-minute intro
- HBO Max re-added Gone With the Wind with a 4 minute introduction from Turner Classic Movies host Jacqueline Stewart. HBO Max also released a 59-minute panel discussion from April 2019 and a four-minute documentary on Hattie McDaniel, the first black actor to win an Oscar for her role in Gone with the Wind.
Netflix is straight up flexing at this point
- While many outlets scramble to find new releases due to production shutdowns, Netflix has 59 originals launching in July. New seasons of Umbrella Academy and Last Chance U, a Charlize Theron film, a remake of The Babysitters Club and that's just originals. Netflix is also getting the Karate Kid trilogy, Spaceballs and more. Netflix Chief Ciontent Officer Ted Sarandos noted most of Netflix's 2020 slate has been shot. And because it has originals worldwide, new productions are already back underway in countries like Taiwan and Korea. That international focus is also paying off with some of Netflix's most popular titles being La Casa De Papel with 65 million viewers and Germany's Unorthodox and Italy's Summertime as well. That also means the majority of its new users are coming from outside Canada and the US.
Netflix Sees Rise In Users Watching International Shows During Coronavirus Pandemic
NBC Orders Social Distancing Comedy ‘Connecting’ From ‘Blindspot’ Team
- NBC has its own way of creating new content during the time of the pandemic. It has ordered an 8-episode season of a comedy series called Connecting about a group of friends trying to stay connected by video chats. The series comes form the folks behind NBC's Blindspot. Similar moves have come from Freeform which commissioned Love in the Time of Corona and Netflix ordering a Jenji Kohan series called Social Distance.
Blackpink breaks YouTube's 24-hour viewing record
- The record for most viewed YouTube video in its first 24 hours now is held by Korean group Blackpiink for their new single "How You Like That." Racking up 82.5 million bviews, passing BTS's previous record of 74.6 million for "Boy with Luv."
The Princess Bride’ on Quibi: A Review of the First Four Minutes with Adam Sandler and Tiffany Haddish
- Quibi launched a celebrities-at-home DIY remake of The Princess bride with dozens of celebrities recreating the movie from their home under the direction of Jason Reitman. A new chapter will be dropped every day for two weeks, starting June 29.
Netflix will distribute a sequel to Chicken Run outside of China. Shooting is planned for next year.
‘Lucifer’ Renewed For Sixth & Final Season At Netflix
- Remember when we told you Lucifer was coming back to Netflix for it's 5th and final series. Psych. Netflix just renweed Lucifer for a 6th series which it swears will be the final one. The now penultimate Season 5 arrives August 21
Netflix renweeds’ ‘#blackAF’ for a second season with Kenya Barris playing an exaggerated version of himself and Rashida Jones playing his wife.
HBO Max will not lose Batman VS. Superman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad and Justice League July 1, instead those will stay on HBO Max until December.
The first three episodes of The Boys season two will arrive on Amazon Prime Video September 4 and the remaining five will premiere weekly.
A new teaser Video showed a few more scenes fromt he upcoming streaming version fo the musical Hamilton coming to Disney + July 3.
And Hulu has the rights to show Channel 4's Jamie Oliver cooking show, Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On in the US starting July 27.
Eyes On
Brian: The Last of Us Part 2, The Dragon Prince
Tom: Homecoming
Iyaz: Inside Bill’s Brain
On the Lookout: Final Space
Front Lines
Streaming-Video Subscriptions Have Risen During COVID-19 — but So Has ‘Subscription Fatigue,’ Study Finds
A study from Deloitte indicates the average US consumer subscribers to four different streaming services, up from 3 before lockdowns began. 80% now subscribe to at least one, up from 73%. IN January 20% said they had canceled a streaming service in the past 12 months. In May 17% said they had canceled one since January. Parks Associates numbers reflected this with 41% of streaming service subscribers saying they had canceled a service in Q2 up from 39% in Q1. Cost and the end of discounted or free trials were the main reasons for canceling.
Streaming Subscribers Have Itchy Trigger Fingers During COVID-19, With Churn Rate Rising To 41%
Netflix has added the ability to remove a show from the continue watching row. When you click on a title you can choose the option to "remove from row." The feature is available on Android and iOS.
AT&T Ditches $15 TV Service It Used As Regulator Bait To Seal Time Warner Merger
- In order to get approval to acquire Warner Media, AT&T had to promise it wouldn't raise TV prices. As part of this promise it announced AT&T Watch, a streaming service for $15 a month with major channels, just no sports. AT&T is now discontinuing the service. But AT&T is far from driving competitors out of business. It's focused on custting costs, including plans to sell the CNN Center in downtown Atlanta and lease it back for at least five years.
WarnerMedia To Sell CNN Atlanta Headquarters As Parent AT&T Seeks To Slash Debt
Disney is eliminating Disney Channel in the UK, moving titles to Disney Plus
- In the UK, Disney will discontinue The Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior on October 1, and move those channels titles to the UK version of Disney Plus. Disney could not reach a carriage agreement with Sky or Virgin. Disney previously pulled channels from Sky in New Zealand in favor of Disney Plus.
ESPN Is Finally Coming to FuboTV Lineup
- FuboTV which launched as a sports-centered streaming service but has now broadened, finally got access to ESPN. ESPNs one through three will arrive on the base package along with other Disney-owned properties like National Geographic and Freeform. Regional sports networks and other ESPN specialty channels will be available as well. Fubo has not raised prices since March 2019, but said it has nothing to announce price wise at this time.
Dispatches from the Front
Hey guys,
I still use my Tablo to DVR everything, especially since they've added automatic commercial skip.
I find it's easier just to record it locally. I have one place to watch all of my prime time content. I don't have to worry about whether Hulu will keep enough episodes in case I fall behind. I also have the ability to record any show or event that may or may not be available elsewhere. Also, in the rare event that I actually want to watch a show the day it airs, I have that option. ...
- Scott
On Friday nights, The Last Leg broadcasts live at 10pm on the UK station Channel 4. By taping it on my DVR then starting watching at 10:15 I get to fast forward through the ads, but still see the last part live, so can follow along on twitter.
DVRs last use case then: Short time shifting of live shows.
Regards,
- Brian
Hey gang,
I will often channel surf or scroll through the movie channels on cable and say "oh hey Ford vs Ferrari is on HBO now, I'll record that" and then the next time I pull up the DVR it's serves as a reminder that we wanted to watch that movie and voila! We can watch it. I literally just did that this past weekend and finally watched the movie yesterday. But if I don't watch it right away, I will continue to see that movie on the DVR every time I scroll through it, and it's a nice continued reminder that we want to watch that....
- Adam
I have a number of reasons I like my TiVo but, for the discussion you had on the latest episode, let's just do one example:
I am re-watching JAG and the original Law & Order. It is not available free, at least on any of the main services I use, [[[ED NOTE JAG is on CBS ALL Access]] The first was 227 episodes and second was 456. I have recorded all of them over the months, on the secondary channels of my OTA stations, with no further effort from me. So I have gotten ~700 episodes, all free, ( i do not have a monthly fee on my TiVo but it would only be 6.99 if I did) To buy them is 1.99 per or $13 to $20 per season. I have saved several hundred dollars and can, if it is ever necessary, watch them when the internet is down.
- Dan
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