Cordkillers 470 - A Decade At Sea

10 years ago, Time Warner was bragging about how much it was pirated, but does the same sentiment exist today? Plus, CNN is streaming (again) and Zack Snyder unveils his Wars among the Stars for Netflix in "Rebel Moon." All that and more on Cordkillers!

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CordKillers: 470 - A Decade At Sea
Recorded: August 28 2023
Guest: None

Intro Video
The Other Black Girl

Primary Target
Bewkes: Game of Thrones Piracy 'Better Than an Emmy'
- GoT Director David Petrarca has said that unauthorized downloads were great because they added to the cultural buzz for the show... then (prob under pressure) said he was 100% opposed to piracy.
- US ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich says that stopping infringement of Game of Thrones is a major priority.
- Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes on the company's latest earnings call: "if you go to people who are watching it without subs, it's a tremendous word-of-mouth thing. We've been dealing with this for 20, 30 years—people sharing subs, running wires down the backs of apartment buildings. Our experience is that it leads to more paying subs. I think you're right that Game of Thrones is the most pirated show in the world," he said. "That's better than an Emmy."

What to Watch
Max to add 24/7 livestreaming news with ‘CNN Max’ in the US
- Everybody's been wondering what Warner Brothers Discovery would do with CNN and now we know. It's getting live streamed on Max. CNN Max will feature live content from CNN US, CNN International and some original shows, 24/7. Along with the familiar Amanpour and Anderson Cooper 360 will be CNN Max exclusive “CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield,” and “CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto.” In addition to the live stream you'll get access to more than 900 episodes of CNN originals like “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (Seasons 1-12) and “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”

‘Rick and Morty’ Season 7 Gets Release Date; Justin Roiland’s Replacement Not Revealed Yet
- We haven't learned who the new voice of Rick and Morty will be but we do have a release date. The seventh season of Rick and Morty will premiere October 15th on Adult Swim.

Zack Snyder shows the first trailer for his Netflix movie Rebel Moon 
- At GamesCom, Netflix released a trailer for Zack Snyder's Science Fiction film, Rebel Moon. Part1: A Child of Fire will stream December 22nd, with Part 2: The Scargiver set for release April 19th. It does look very Star Wars but also its a lot of Dune, some Lord of the Rings and even a dash of Avatar.

Fallout TV series set to premiere on Prime Video in 2024
- Amazon Prime Video released some info about the upcoming TV series based on the video game Fallout. Apparently it will take place in a new vault, vault 33 in Los Angeles. Westworld's Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are the show runners.It stars Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan among others. Amazon announced it will stream sometime in 2024.

‘Frasier’ Revival Sets Premiere Date at Paramount+, First Two Episodes to Air on CBS
- The revival of Frasier will premiere on Paramount+ October 12 in the US and Canada and October 13 in all other territories. And the first two episodes will air on CBS October 17th.

Not a shock, HBO canceled the Idol

Eyes On:
Brian: Beavis and Butthead
Tom: Ahsoka
On the Lookout: The Outlaws

Front Lines
Amazon is Reportedly in Talks to Buy Part of ESPN From Disney
- Amazon is in talks with Disney to team up on the ESPN streaming service. Amazon might get a up to a 30% minority stake in ESPN and of course offer the ESPN streaming service through Prime Video. Sources say the price for ESPN on its own would be somewhere between $20 and $35 a month. Most of this is not surprising. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, and T-Mobile are rumored to be in talks about ESPN too. Wedbush Securities Analyst Dan Ives is convinced Disney will sell ESPN to Apple.

Google TV adds 25 more free channels, NFL Sunday Ticket integration
- Google has added NFL Sunday Ticket to the Google TV Home Screen. Google also announced it's adding 25 more channels to its free ad-supported channels lineup including channels devoted to Baywatch and Top Gear. It now has more than 100 FAST channels on its way to a promised 800.

Dune: Part Two has been delayed 
Denis Villeneuve Teases Possible ‘Dune 3’: ‘There Are Words on Paper’
- The labor disagreement claims another movie date. Dune Part two has been pushed off from November this year to March 15th, 2024. That moves Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire from March 15 to April 12th. And the animated Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim goes from April 12th to December 13th. So far, Warner Brothers' other big three haven't moved. Wonka on December 15th, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom December 20th and The Color Purple December 25th.
- Side note, Dennis Villeneuve told Empire magazine he hopes to make a Dune Part 3 based on the second book, Dune Messiah, and said there are "words on paper."

Netflix Added 2.6M U.S. Subscribers In July, Continuing Advertising Momentum Amid Password-Sharing Crackdown, Study Finds
- According to new research from Antenna, Netflix signed up approximately 2.6 million new users in the US last month, more than any other paid streaming service. However, it was a dip of almost 26% from June numbers. Also, 23% of the new sign-ups went to Netflix's ad-supported plan.

Amazon is bringing a whole lot of AI to Thursday Night Football this season
- Amazon will add loads of machine learning features to its Thursday night football broadcasts this year. Things like whether a team should go for it on 4th down or how likely the kicker would be to get a field goal. One called Defensive Alerts was trained on 35,000 plays to determine things like whether a player is likely to blitz or not. It's not just a star but live analysis of things like body language and position. This will all be available on the Prime Vision version of the broadcast which you can choose to watch or not

Dispatches from the front
Gentlemen,
Sorry for the late response to your request for new segment titles, but this idea just popped into my head. Perhaps you should look into the names for different units/bureaus within the military or police. I work at a police department and (for instance) we don’t go on supply runs, we visit our Quartermaster. We also have Investigative Services, Administrative Services, Special Services, etc.   These titles might imply more of the “stability” of the post cord cutting apocalypse that you’re looking to embrace.

Just a thought from a loyal patron,

- Mike

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