Cordkillers 334 - Qui-Bye-Bye (w/ Nicole Lee)
The new PS5 will have these media apps plus Ted Lass is a hit and a new Mandalorian trailer.
CordKillers: Cordkillers 334 - Qui-Bye-Bye
Recorded: October26 2020
Guest: Nicole Lee
Intro Video
Selena: The Series
Primary Target
Quibi apps arrive on Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV, but are they too late?
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Quibi on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google TV: Too Little, Too Late?
How to Watch
Apple TV app coming to PS4 and PS5
-At launch Sony's PS5, will include Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV, Twitch and YouTube. Apps for Hulu, Peacock and Amazon Prime Video are on the way. Apps will live on a dedicated "Media" tab separate from video games and Sony said you'll no longer need to download entertainment apps through the PS Store. An Apple TV app is also coming to the PS4.
What to Watch
Stats confirm Ted Lasso is the king of Apple TV+
- Research from Reelgood indicates Ted Lasso is the most popular show on Apple TV Plus, taking up 20% of clicks between July and September, despite its release August 14. The Morning Show was second in the period at 15% followed by Defending Jacob starring Chris Evans.
‘Willow’ Series Gets Greenlight At Disney+ With Jon M. Chu To Direct Pilot
- Disney+ ordered a series adaptation of the movie Willow. Jon M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians fame will direct the pilot set to go into production next year. Jonathan Kasdan (Solo) and Wendy Mericle (Arrow) will be show runners alongside Chu. Ron Howard (director of Willow) and Bob Dolman (writer of Willow) will EP.
Universal developing a BATTLESTAR GALACTICA movie unrelated to the new TV series
- Simon Kinberg of X-men fame and Dylan Clark who helped reboot Planet of the Apes are teaming up on a Battlestar Galactica movie for Universal. It will reportedly be a full reboot of the story. Which is odd because Sam Esmail and Michael Lesslie are working on a BSG series for Peacock that reportedly will be a reboot as well?
Hulu brings back that irreverent magic with trailer for Animaniacs reboot
- There's a full trailer out for Animaniacs with more of the same irreverent humor displayed in the original and the clip released a couple weeks back. Animaniacs returns to Hulu November 20
Fast and Furious announced that Justin Lin will direct a 10th and 11th film in the series and 11 will be the last one. Spinoffs like Hobbes and Shaw may continue.
‘Archer’ Renewed For Season 12 At FXX
Amazon Orders Sci-Fi Drama 'Lightyears' From Legendary Television about a couple who discover a chamber buried in their backyard which leads to a strange, deserted planet.
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ releases teaser for Second Season
Adam Sandler to Star in Netflix’s Film Adaptation of ‘The Spaceman of Bohemia’
- Adam Sandler will star in a movie adaptation of the book The Spaceman of Bohemia for Netflix. The book tells the story of an astronaut who talks to a creature from the beginning of time as he travels to the edge fo the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust.
‘Away’ starring Hillary Swank has been Canceled By Netflix After One Season
New trailer for 'The Mandalorian' season two brings back most of our old friends
Eyes On
Nicole: Legendary
Brian: O brother, Where Art Thou
Tom: On the Rocks
On the Lookout: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Front Lines
After discontinuing free trials, Netflix plans StreamFest promotion
- As Netflix predicted, its subscriber growth slowed in Q3 to a rise of 2.2 million subscribers missing its own forecast of 2.5 million. Netflix expects 6 million new subscribers next quarter for record total of 34 million new subscribers in 2020. Netflix also announced it will test a 48-hour free streaming event called StreamFest in India December 4. Netflix announced deals with three anime studios in Japan and one in Korea to make new content. And Netflix says its movie The Old Guard was its biggest hit this summer, with 78 million households, followed by Enola Holmes with 76 million. Kobra Kai reached 50 million and Kissing Booth 2 and Project Power were also hits.
Netflix misses on subscriber additions and EPS
Netflix Subscriber Growth Slows Amid Heightened Competition
Netflix Co-Chiefs Reed Hastings And Ted Sarandos On Movie Theaters, PVOD And How Hits Affect Subscriber Trends
Netflix Expands Anime Supply Through Quartet of Deals in Japan and Korea
Netflix's The Old Guard, Enola Holmes were its biggest 'summer' hits
Justice League Snyder Cut reportedly adds Joe Manganiello's Deathstroke
- The Justice League Snyder cut is fast becoming a new production. Much of the original cast, including Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and Ray Fisher have been brought back for supplementary reshoots. Jared Leto, who played Joker in Suicide Squad is being added with newly shot footage as is Joe Manganiello's Deathstroke.
AT&T Reports 8.6M HBO Max Activations In Q3, CEO John Stankey Sees Pay-TV Bundle Getting “Thinner” As Channels “Fall Away”
- AT&T said HBO Max added 8.6 million customers in Q3, double the 4.1 milliohjna dded last quarter. HBO Max now has 38 million subscribers, ahead of its target for Q3 of 36 million. About half of HBO customers have become HBO Max customers, leaving about 12.7 million that can still activate HBO Max. AT&T said AT&T TV Now lost 37,000 customers, leaving it at 683,000 from a height two years ago of 1.86 million. AT&T also launched Warner Media Ride service that streams free content from Cartoon Network, CNN TBS and more to cars subscribed to the AT&T Unlimited Connected Car data plan.
AT&T's WarnerMedia is streaming 'free' TV to millions of connected cars
HBO Max has 28.7 million subscribers, but not all of them are actually watching yet
AT&T loses another 600,000 TV customers as it seeks buyer for DirecTV
Wall Street: Traditional Cable TV Sector 'Unraveling' In Wake Of Covid
- Wall Street analyst Craig Moffett estimates pay TV subscriptions have dropped 22.8% from its peak back in 2014. And by the end of 2024, analysts expect that fewer than half of US homes will subscribe to a traditional pay TV service.
Hulu Is Dropping Sinclair-Owned Fox Regional Sports Networks From Live TV Plans
- Sinclair, which owns the 22 regional Fox Sports outlets, will no longer offer its channels on Hulu Live. Both sides blame each other. YouTube TV dropped the channels last month and Dish, Sling and Fubo all cut them earlier. That leaves AT&T TV Now as the only major provider who carries them online.
James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services
- Variety's sources say Apple, Netflix and a few others streaming services explored the possibility of acquiring the James Bond film No Time to Die. MGM reportedly wanted a deal worth $600 million.
Dispatches from the Front
Hey guys,
Remember when Lucas and Spielberg said we'd be paying $50 a head for movies? I was reminded of it in your discussion of theater rentals - paying a hefty fee to have a quality movie experience. I invite you to wildly speculate: What's the chance that the COVID crunch on theaters moves us towards this kind of market?
- Joe
You asked for your listeners to send in there cable/streaming costs, so here are mine.
I pay 74.99 month for internet which is now uncapped, but Spectrum is lobbying to change that. Here is my list:
Netflix $12
Prime $10
Apple TV+ $5
Locast $5
HBO Max $12 (special price for 12 months)
Hulu $12
PBS $5
Thanks
- Steve
Netflix basic - $8.99/m
Hulu ad free - $11.99/m
Hbo max - $15/m
Funimation Now - $4.99/m if paid annually at $59.99
Disney+ - $5.83/m if paid annually at $69.99
YT Premium - $7.99 (I have still have the Play Music launch deal of 7.99 that also has YT Premium)
Amazon Prime - $9.92/m if paid annually at $119
Curiosity Stream - $1.67/m if paid annually at $19.99
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Grand total: $66.38 😲
- David
YouTube Premium, $9.99
Disney Plus, $69.99 / yr ( was cheaper than renting / buying allllll the Marvel movies for a full rewatch )
Apple TV+, "free" with a recent iMac purchase ( that was an expensive way to get 'free' Apple TV+ LOL )
No cable.
Sports-Ball stuff is OTA or it's not watched.
No Hulu.
No Netflix (at the moment).
CBS All Access will return when Discovery returns; until it's over and then bye-bye.
No Sling, etc...
My new LG TV has a bunch of "OTT, free streaming channels." I have yet to spend much time looking through them.
When Apple TV comes up for renewal, I'll probably cancel it. Same for Disney Plus, unless the Marvel TV shows really grab me and if they have a strong cadence. Time will tell for those.
YouTube Premium will stay, though. Over 29 hours of YouTube with NO commercials in the past week!? Yeah, that's well with the 10 bucks a month! :)
Everything else comes & goes, though... CBS All Access? Only when a Star Trek thing is going. Netflix? Typically when most OTA shows end their seasons OR during the holiday season when those shows are on break. But, the last year or two, I've just stuck with YouTube and found stuff to watch there.
Later!
- Michael
Hey Killers,
We bought into the “3 years for $4/month” Disney Plus deal before launch and the only other service we currently pay for is Hulu with no ads. So that puts us right around $16/month and we have an antenna for the rare live TV opportunity. We also have Prime Video but we’d have that with or without the video service so I don’t count it. Once we burn through a bunch of shows on Hulu, we’ll cancel it and probably switch back to Netflix.
I’m surprised every time I hear you use $120 as a standard cable bill. Do people really pay that much!? I don’t think I’ve ever spent more than $60 on cable TV. Apparently I’m a cheapskate.
Keep up the good work!
- Ben