Cordkillers 311 - You Didn't Live Through Kokomo
Theaters are re-opening internationally, pay-TV is plummeting, and National Treasure 3 and a NT TV show are on the way. All this and more on Cordkillers!
CordKillers: 311 - You Didn't Live Through Kokomo
Recorded: May 11 2020
Guest: None
Intro Video
Space Force Trailer
Primary Target
Traditional Pay TV Penetration At 1995 Levels: vMVPD At Risk
Cord-Cutting Explodes in Q1: Pay-TV Sector Delivers Worst-Ever Losses
TV Cord-Cutting Hits Record as Coronavirus Shuts Businesses
- Moffett-nathanson estimates traditional pay TV list 1.8 million subscribers in Q1, down 7.6%. Biggest drop yet. 1 million of that was from satellite.
- Pay TV now has 63% of all households at 79 million. 1995 levels of penetration.
- Streaming cable replacement like YouTube TV -- industry term is vMVPD - fell 341,000. Hulu added 100,000 (3.2million) and YouTubeTV added 300,000 (2.3 million).
- 30 million households have cut the cord or never adopted it since 2010. 9.6 million of those have opted for vMVPD
- So this is a turn against multichannel, not just a. Turn against monopoly cable. It's also a turn against paying for TV. Something likely to continue to be a factor.
- People don't want a scheduled airing.
- news is being consumed online and if people want video news they can get it from loads of sources including streaming from traditional providers.
Sports?
- Lack of sports accelerating core-cutting. Is this training some folks to live without "all the sports."
How to Watch
Alamo Drafthouse offsets closures with an on-demand movie service
Cinemas To Re-Open In Germany’s Most Populous State On May 30
Dutch Cinemas Can Re-Open June 1
UK Government Sets Tentative Cinema Re-Openings For July 4
Korean Cinemas Test Contact-Free Tech for the Post-Coronavirus Era
-Theaters reopening in some US cities.
- Spain - tentatively May 25
- Germany's Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein May 18. - Rhine-Westphalia,May 30
- Netherlands - June 1 - 30 person limit per screening
- UK - no earlier than July 4.
- Minimum distance between patrons. Planned entries and exits.
- Korea is already open. And CJ-CGV and Lotte cinemas doing contactless service nicknamed "untact"
- Food ordered through app or kiosks and delivered with LED-controlled pick-up boxes.
- Tickets bought through app.
- Woody Allen’s romantic comedy “Rainy Day in New York” took top box office knocking Trolls World Tour to second
- Alamo Drafthouse theaters launched Alamo On Demand
- May 9 premierered Biosphere2 documentary alongside a Q&A with the simulations residents.
- May 22 Kate Nash documentary with Q&A quite Kate Nash
- Watch through Web with Android and iOS apps due soon.
What to Watch
Fox Sets Corona-Proof Fall 2020 Schedule With ‘L.A.’s Finest’, ‘Filthy Rich’ &‘NeXt’, Reality, Sports & Animation; No Returning Live-Action Series
- Fox unveiled its 2020 fall schedule on time for launch in late September. The schedule is dominated by scripted and reality series that are already in the can plus animated series. Filthy Rich and NeXt, both held over from this season, new installments of Masterchef Junior and Cosmos as well as acquisition L.A.’s Finest. The Masked Singer is on the schedule thought he season has not been shot. And the NFL is on the schedule before we're certain how sports will return. LA's Finest is interesting because it already aired on Spectrum Cable's Originals channel. A few summer series were held off for the autumn to fill out the schedule.
Out Of This World! Tom Cruise Plots Movie To Shoot In Space With Elon Musk’s SpaceX
- Tom Cruise is talking with SpaceX and NASA about shooting the first narrative feature film in space. Scenes would be shot on the International Space Station according to a tweet from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
The Office cast reunites for a Zoom wedding hosted by John Krasinski
- The reunions keep on coming. On John Krasinski's "Some Good News" a Maryland couple recreated the proposal scene from The Office and Krasinski brought in Jenna Fishcher - Pam form the office) to play Maid of Honor then almost everyone from the Office cast to dance to Forcver by Chris Brown.
- The cast of Community will live stream a table read of season 5 episode "Cooperative Polygraphy" on YouTube May 18 at 5 PM Eastern. The live stream will raise money for José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen and Frontline Foods. HBO Max? You sure you wanna hold off on that Friends reunion special? WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer chairman Bob Greenblatt told the NAB Executive Leadership Summitt that the Friends reunion will hopefully be completed by the end of summer.
‘Friends’ Reunion Special for HBO Max Likely to Film at End of Summer
Community’s cast is reuniting for a virtual table read to benefit COVID-19 relief
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says work continues on a National Treasure 3 movie and announced a National Treasure TV series coming to Disney Plus. All with the usual cast which means Nicholas Cage.
All seven seasons of Scandal will move from Netflix to Hulu later this month.
Disney Plus ordered an eight-episode series based on the graphic novels of "Just Beyond" by RL Stine.
Robert Rodriguez has been confirmed as the director for season 2 of The Mandalorian. That season wrapped and is scheduled for release in the autumn.
Eyes On
Brian: DEVS
Tom: Killing Eve
On the Lookout: Upload
Front Lines
A rebranded and updated version of CBS All Access will launch this summer
- ViacomCBS said it will rebrand CBS All Access for a relaunch this summer. It Willa dd content from the Viacom side of the business, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, and Comedy Central for instance as well as expand original content, news and sports. 100 movies from Paramount have been added to the service as well. An international version is planned for the next 12 months as well. IN a related note, Viacom channels are coming to YouTube TV. And ViacomCBS's Pluto TV struck deals with TiVo and Verizon for distribution.
ViacomCBS Plans to Rebrand CBS All Access and Launch International Streaming Platform
Pluto TV expands with addition of CBS Sports HQ, new deals with TiVo and Verizon
YouTube TV And ViacomCBS Expand Carriage Deal, Adding 14 Networks
Roku sees ad sales growth slowing as businesses conserve cash
- Roku posted a larger net loss in Q1 as it increased spending on marketing. Roku announced platform revenue which includes ad sales grew 73% to 232.6 million in the quarter. Roku said it expects ad sales growth to slow in 2020. Roku did see a rise in 2.9 million active accounts for a total of 39.8 million in the quarter.
Disney says it now has 54.5 million Disney+ subscribers
- Disney announced Disney Plus reached 54.5 million as of May 4. UK firm Digital TV Research projects Disney Plus will reach 202 million by 2025. Disney itself projects 126 million by then. Disney CEO Bob Chapek also managed to admit the company will continue to release some movies direct to streaming without causing AMC to boycott it. Chapek said it will evaluate movies on a. Case-by-case basis. Mulan is tentatively set to return to theaters July 24.
Disney Says More Movie Releases Could Skip Theaters, Sees “Some Changes” To Release Strategy During And After COVID-19
Disney+ To Hit 202M Global Subscribers By 2025, Boosted By COVID-19
TiVo's $50 Stream 4K dongle is ready for cord-cutters
- TiVo launched its TiVO Stream 4K, the HDMI dongle with Sling TV built in that was announced at CES. TiVi Stream 4K also supports Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos and Chromecast. It runs Android TV and has Google Play store apps and Google Assistant. It also features a streaming service called TiVo+. The TiVo Stream 4K is available now for $49.99.
Another report says Google will switch to Android TV for its next streaming device
- Protocol's sources are saying what 9to5Google's sources said in March that Google will launch an Android TV-powered streaming dongle. Protocol says it will be under the Google Nest brand and have an interface focused on individual shows rather than apps. Meanwhile 9to5 Google's sources say Android TV will be rebranded Google TV.
NBC's Peacock streaming service is coming to Xbox devices
- Peacock will be available on Apple TV and Xbox at launch July 15. Peacock will integrate with the Apple TV app Watch Now section. Peacock launched an "At-Home Variety show" hosted by Seth Mcfarlane on Peacock. Peacock is currently only available to some Comcast customers.
Peacock to Launch ‘At-Home Variety Show’ Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Dispatches from the Front
...I would gleefully pay 50 dollars to *rent* it on day 1 and watch it with my wife, dog, at home. I’ve had this discussion with many friends and every family member over the last couple of months and there has yet to be one dissenter in the group.
Death to theaters, I guess.
- Walt
Hey Tom & Brian,
I was excited to hear about the special $11.99 pricing for HBO Max, so I thought I’d sign up for it and turn off my Amazon-bought HBO Now subscription.
Unfortunately, HBO recognized my email and won’t allow me to make the switch (see screenshot).
So, I’ll have to sign up with a different email if I want to get the $11.99 discount.
Thanks for all the great content and see you online!
- Buzz
Hi everyone.
I have no complaints this time. I just wanted to respond to last week's discussion of if we are ever going back to theaters again once they open up during this ongoing pandemic.
Briefly, I'll be starting my 9th week of essential employment during Wisconsin's extended Stay At Home Order. So I haven't really experienced quarantine brain and streaming content fatigue as I've been working full time at my job and still commuting back and forth.
I so far have remained healthy. ...
When and if the theater opens, I won't be in a hurry to see a movie inside. But I'm almost certain I want to see Christopher Nolan's new film "Tenet" on the upcoming July 17 weekend. Some 2 months from now.
If mask will be mandatory, I'm willing to comply. But I just don't know how the 1/4 seat capacity will go. And how theaters would survive if theater attendees can't buy concessions during the film they want to see.
...
- David
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