Cordkillers 548: The Algorithm Knows You’re Multiviewing
YouTube celebrates 20 years with new features while Netflix ramps up releases—and your subtitles might finally skip the “ominous music.”
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Supply Run
YouTube turned 20 and announced upgrades for Premium users and creators. A 4X playback option is rolling out on mobile, multiview support is expanding on YouTube TV, and the “Ask Music” feature will curate playlists from vague vibes. A TV app redesign this summer promises better navigation and new control layouts, while voice comments for creators are also on the way.
YouTube’s TV app is getting a redesign this summer | TechCrunch
YouTube 20th birthday: Teases TV redesign & custom multiviews
Search Party
Netflix dropped a trailer for Wednesday Season 2, releasing in two waves this August and September.
Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection premieres July 11 with a two-episode streaming debut ahead of its July 13 on-air drop.
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t brings back the full magician-heist crew for a third round.
Netflix’s Tudum event hits LA’s Kia Forum on May 31, featuring updates on Happy Gilmore 2, Knives Out, Frankenstein, Wednesday, One Piece, Squid Game, and Stranger Things.
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld premieres inside Fortnite on May 2, two days ahead of its Disney+ release.
Buried Treasure
Brian: The start of Andor, three times over.
Tom: Yep, still Andor.
Scanning the Horizon
Netflix will let viewers toggle subtitle settings to display only spoken dialogue, skipping cues like “ominous music.” It starts with YOU Season 5 and will apply to all new originals (English only for now).
Comcast’s Q1 report shows Peacock subscribers grew to 41 million, though broadband and TV customers declined.
Roku released two new streaming sticks, a projector reference design, and expanded its smart home gear lineup with new cameras and TVs—now up to 85 inches.
Wrexham A.F.C.—owned by Rob McIlhenny and Ryan Reynolds—just earned promotion to the next league. Only one more step to Premier League stardom.
Apple now lets celebrities guide you to their work across Apple services via a new discovery carousel.
Chatter
A listener reflects on Pixar’s Knick Knack and its digital retcon, softened over time by the knowledge that the original still lives online.
Red Letter Media reacts to an interactive Blumhouse experiment that encourages audiences to use their phones during the movie.