Google announced today a pretty major deal with the NFL which will help it to grow adoption of Google+ Hangouts. With a full rollout coming later this month, NFL.com will soon be offering one-click access to Google+ Hangouts, allowing fantasy football players to video chat with their league in real-time. This is big news not just for …
Continue reading “Fantasy Football gets Google Hangouts – live draft parties, meetups, trades”
Here’s more evidence that Netflix is slowly chipping away at traditional TV viewing. According to a public Facebook post by CEO Reed Hastings, Netflix subscribers watched a total of 1 billion hours of video for the first time in June. Do a little back-of-the-envelope math, and that comes out to more than an hour of video per …
For tennis fans, there’s little that could beat the excitement of Wimbledon. It’s the world’s oldest tennis tournament, a chance to see the world’s best players compete. This year’s Wimbledon tournament started Monday and continues until July 8. Of course, since it’s taking place in the U.K., chances are that you’re either at the breakfast …
Continue reading “Watch Wimbledon live online – until July 8”
If you’re needing to keep Mike & Mike an arm’s length away at all times, ESPN has refreshed its Radio app to help with just that. Now optimized to the iPad in addition to the iPhone and iPod touch, the software allows you to sort your listening habits by sports, teams and athletes that you …
Continue reading “ESPN launches iPhone/iPad app version 4.0 – ESPN Radio”
Friday, May 18 7:00 pm – Dawn of the Dead (2004) Special guests: Zack Snyder and Robert Kirkman 10:00 pm – Shaun of the Dead Special guest: Edgar Wright Saturday, May 19 12:00 pm – RoboCop Special guest: Peter Weller 4:00 pm – A Clockwork Orange Special guest: Malcolm McDowell 8:30 pm – SUPER …
Continue reading “Super Hero Film Festival – May 18-21 – from the Los Angeles Times”
YouTube really is amazing. Type in “SNL audition” and find the moment that changed a comedian’s life. Here’s Phil Hartman’s audition… Belushi, Fallon, Carvey – amazing stuff. (Keep an eye out for Jon Lovitz around 8:15.) Thx Rick Klau
Netflix this week quietly added just shy of 100 concert films and music documentaries featuring rock and pop legends like the Beatles, Queen, Toto and The Doors to its streaming catalog. The new music content doesn’t exactly make Netflix a Vevo or Wolfgang’s Vault competitor, but it could be a first indicator of music becoming yet another powerful niche for the …
Continue reading “Netflix adds live concerts and music documentaries to its catalog”
When I think of pay-per-view my mind automatically races to all the Wrestlemania’s and Royal Rumble’s I watched as a kid. With this new announcement by YouTube there is a chance they will be returning: YouTube is adding monetization options to its live streaming platform, including the ability for publishers to charge for live events. …
Continue reading “Now playing on YouTube – pay-per-view shows”
If you’re like me, then you’re super excited about the new Avengers movie. After last weeks premiere (photos, videos) the anticipation is building. To whet your appetite I found a full article about being on-set for the movie and green screen photos of the live action. To the casual observer, Joss Whedon might seem like …
Continue reading “On set for the Avengers with green-screen action photos”
This is one of the most entertaining press conferences I’ve ever seen. “You have to have an excessive knowledge of nerd culture, a little bit of desperation, and I believe there is an element of being socially ostracized.” The Nerdist Channel Featured shows: Ain’t It Cool with Harry Knowles – the TV version …
Continue reading “Nerdist Channel – you have to have an excessive knowledge of nerd culture”