69 Admins

In this episode we look at a danger from Generative Artificial Intelligence and how that might impact streaming television news Links: Center for Countering Digital Hate  Fake Image Factories  https://counterhate.com/research/fake-image-factories/ Vice  AI Political Ads Are Here, and No One Knows How to Handle Them  https://web.archive.org/web/20231101174038/https://www.vice.co...

In this episode we look at another potpourri of news as we react to the dark turn the world is taking. Links: JustWatch on the web  https://www.justwatch.com/ Variety  MotorTrend+ Streaming Service Will Shut Down, With Most Subscribers to Be Migrated to Discovery+  https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/motortrend-plus-shutting-down-discovery-plus-1235921047/ BBC News  Vice Medi...

In this episode we look at a potpourri of news. Links: JustWatch on Google Play  https://play.google.com/store/search?q=justwatch&c=apps JustWatch on the web  https://www.justwatch.com/ TechRadar on Paramount+ Purging Content  https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/paramount-plus-joins-disney-plus-and-max-by-removing-multiple-shows-from-its-platform-and-im-sick-of-it...

In this brief episode we talk about free streaming news sources. Links: Haystack  https://www.haystack.tv/ CBS News Livestream  https://www.cbsnews.com/live/ ABC News Live  https://abcnews.go.com/Live NBC News Now  https://www.nbcnews.com/now France24  https://www.france24.com/en/how-to-watch-on-tv Deutsche Welle  https://www.dw.com/en/live-tv/channel-english   N...

In this brief episode we talk about the situation as it is shaping up to start 2024. Links: Layoffs.fyi  https://layoffs.fyi/   Wikipedia on Diamond Sports Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diamond_Sports_Group&oldid=1192750558   Axios: "NFL dominates what's left of live TV viewership"  https://www.axios.com/2024/01/07/nfl-tv-ratings-live-events-viewers...

New Year's Day 2024 Special? What New Year's Day 2024 Special? We're back for  New Year's Eve 2023  instead! The world changed a bit too much since we started the hiatus. In this episode we talk about the horror of a coming news channel that only has AI-generated characters for anchors as well as the financial instability and panic among the big traditional content conglomerates in the U...

This episode is a very quick one recapping news and announcing that we are on hiatus beginning with the release of this episode and lasting until the release of our New Year's Day 2024 Special. Our pick of the fortnight: Invasion of the Star Creatures  https://tubitv.com/movies/710325/invasion-of-the-star-creatures?start=false Support us via  Ko-Fi  and  Liberapay Hosted on Aca...

This episode is a quick one talking about recent shifts in the economic situation while also providing news analysis. Our pick of the fortnight: King of the Rocket Men  https://link.tubi.tv/qT01nAESwDb Support us via  Ko-Fi  and  Liberapay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In light of a world where strikes by writers and actors seem to be ceaseless we end up talking about  free  streaming possibilities that are out there. There are possibilities in the mix that services that exist today might not exist 90 days from now. As our world spirals we have to be ready to adapt to changes around us. Don't collaborate with scabs such as the various talk show hosts t...

In light of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes not ending we switch gears in this episode. After all, what's the point in introducing further streaming platforms if they're not going to see new material this fall? We talk about the upcoming big thing in American television, sports programming, and why it is a nightmare to watch via streaming while also providing productive alternatives Links: Wired &nb...

We detour heavily from the planning syllabus to take a look at the situation in Hollywood. The strikes have now gone past the hundred day mark. Economic strains are beginning to develop. It doesn't make much sense for us to talk about paid subscription streaming services when the companies that own them are not exactly in the best of financial health. The episode isn't totally doom and gloom. Ther...

In this fortnight's episode we begin to talk about the various services by mentioning Paramount Plus and Pluto TV. We also forgot to make a pick of the fortnight so we'll have to double up next time. This happens when you're recording on the road! Links: Paramount Plus  https://www.paramountplus.com Pluto TV  https://pluto.tv Our pick of the fortnight: None Support us via  Ko-Fi &nb...

In this fortnight's episode we talk about the continuing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, talk about the problem that arises when a rural county suddenly finds itself without a movie theater, and talk about what an SVOD happens to be. Links: Screen Rant  Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo Calls Out Netflix For Lack Of Streaming Residuals  https://screenrant.com/greys-anatomy-netflix-ellen-pompeo-re...

Inspired by  a Mastodon post made by Evan Prodromou , we have a bonus special episode on the first day of the SAG-AFTRA 2023 strike. The episode discusses the situation, offers suggestions to listeners such as visiting comics shops as well as checking out "actual play" programs like Critical Role, and suggests that listeners get ready for a long haul situation. Links: Erie Looking Productions...

We catch up with our planning syllabus in this episode. Before we dive into our main topic we touch upon the current strike by the Writers Guild of America-West and how the Screen Actors Guild may join them in the week ahead in terms of being on strike. We also discuss in the first half the misadventure of the film  Crater  and what that means for the media landscape. After the mid-way b...

We're still  slightly  ahead of the planning syllabus so we end up talking about current events. What is an information vortex? What is a news vacuum? What does streaming have to do with any of this? This episode explores these matters in less than ten minutes. Links: BBC News on the Wagner PMC crisis  https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-66006142 owncast  https://owncast...

In this episode we venture off on a side quest to talk about a darker side of streaming. Links: BBC News on the federal indictment of Donald Trump  https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cd06yxge4v4t Simple English Wikipedia on Gnosticism  https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gnosticism&oldid=8515442 Our pick of the fortnight:  The Archer  (2016)  https://tubitv.com...

In this episode we take a look at implementing the use of an antenna to get broadcast television. We talk about why you still wind up with streaming television on your wireless mobile device instead of tuning in your local broadcast station. We also mention a product of the past, FLO TV. Reporting is also made as to the Writers Guild of America strike and the debt ceiling crisis in Washington, DC....

This week we start off with an update on the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike before we head into a discussion of accessing the major over the air broadcast networks via streaming as well as talk about solutions for picking up antenna television. Links: TechDirt: "The Writers’ Strike Makes Sense; Their Demands About AI, However, Do Not"  https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/11/the-writers-str...

In the second proper episode of 69 Admins, we talk about what you need in terms of equipment and network connections to enjoy streaming television. The next episode will be released on May 13th. Links: Simple English Wikipedia on Roku  https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roku&oldid=7951068 Simple English Wikipedia on Amazon Fire  https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti...

In the first proper episode of 69 Admins, we talk about what we'll call streaming and what exactly "FAST" and "VOD" mean. The next episode will be released on April 29th. Links: NBC News Now  https://www.nbcnews.com/now Pluto TV  https://pluto.tv/ Tubi  https://tubitv.com/ Peacock  https://www.peacocktv.com/ YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/ Jeopardy! channel on Pluto TV&n...

This is a preview episode as a story came up before we were ready to start with regular episodes. In this story we talk about how connection is important as to streaming television. A major wind storm impacted northeast Ohio and caused blackouts not just of power but also Internet service. Service failures in both domains are not helpful for having success in enjoying streaming tele...

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