69 Admins

In this episode we discuss some of the dangers of relying on streaming television in the face of hurricanes and other major natural disasters.

Our pick of the fortnight: Save The D8

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In this episode we discuss what it takes to create your own streaming television station and why you might do that in the current climate.

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In this episode we lament a lack of news yet still bring a pick of the fortnight.

Our pick of the fortnight: Quatermass 2

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In this instance a commentary is offered about the present state of the media sector.

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Our pick of the fortnight: Junior G-Men of the Air

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Sometimes episodes go missing. This is another one of them. At least we didn't get lost in a Pi-Hole.

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Our pick of the fortnight: The Navy Versus The Night Monsters

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After the shocking news Saturday we stuck to just reviewing the news this episode.

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Our pick of the fortnight: Alamo Go...

The episode this fortnight once again reviews the news. It also talks about that weird debate that happened.

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Our pick of the fortnight: Government Agents v. Phantom Legion

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The episode this fortnight reviews the news. Even though it is Father's Day in the USA things are still a bit weird.

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Our first pick of the fortnight: Film Fest 

Our second pick of the fortnight: Independence Daysaster

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The episode this fortnight reviews the news. In the shadow of the conviction of Donald John Trump by a court in New York City life has been getting weird in America. We try to puzzle through news together.

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The episode this fortnight reviews the news. In the shadow of the conviction of Donald John Trump by a court in New York City life has been getting weird in America. We try to puzzle through news together.

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After taking pains to record an episode it sometimes gets lost in the mix. This is one of those episodes that wound up recovered a week later.

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This week's episode opens with a quick discussion inspired by a post seen on the BlueSky social network. We are against bureaucrats of all types doing stupid, unthinking, uncaring things. We strongly support the Very Short Introduction series of books from Oxford University Press and encourage you to pick up an item from your local library to read today.

We discussed a few news stories in this episode. We especially discussed why content creators should not be using Google at this time if they can help it.

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This week's episode opens with a quick discussion inspired by a post seen on the BlueSky social network. We are against bureaucrats of all types doing stupid, unthinking, uncaring things. We strongly support the Very Short Introduction series of books from Oxford University Press and encourage you to pick up an item from your local library to read today.

We discussed a few news stories in this episode. We especially discussed why content creators should not be using Google at this time if they can help it.

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Sometimes episode get misplaced and do not get released when they were supposed to be released. This is one of those episodes.

In this episode we talk about the unexpected launch of a new streaming service.

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In this episode we switch gears and present some picks as to things available to watch on free streaming services.

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In this abbreviated episode that sounds a little different compared to normal, we take a look at a top story or two.

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Our pick of the fortnight: Strong Enough

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In this episode we look at a danger from Generative Artificial Intelligence and how that might impact streaming television news

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In this episode we look at another potpourri of news as we react to the dark turn the world is taking.

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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 Media stops publishing on website and cuts hundreds of jobs https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68377742

TechDirt Comcast, Paramount Eye Merger Because The Streaming Sector Is Completely Out of Ideas https...

In this episode we look at a potpourri of news.

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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

Ars Technica on Funimation Cutting Off Access To Purchased Content https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002114

Engadget on Funimation Cutting Off Access To Purchased Content https://www.engadget.com/funimation-will-stream-its-last-anime-on-april-2-131526671.html?src=rss

Ars Technica on YouTube TV being the 4...

In this brief episode we talk about free streaming news sources.

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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 

NHK World Japan https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/ 

CBC News Explore https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-news-explore-free-tv-streaming-1.6647884

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In this brief episode we talk about the situation as it is shaping up to start 2024.

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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-viewership

Our pick of the fortnight: Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor https://tubitv.com/movies/460468/cinematic-titanic-the-alien-factor?autoplay=false

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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 United States.

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USA Today "None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters" https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2023/12/14/chan...

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

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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

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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 that are back to work without writers. Enjoy the rich cultural history shown in the television of the past as a stopgap while the strikes continue.

Ou...

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

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Wired How to Watch Every NFL Football Game on a Streaming Service https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stream-nfl-football/

Comic Shop Locator Service https://comicshoplocator.com/StoreLocator

F...

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. There's a marked deficit of hope in this one, though.

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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!

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Paramount Plus https://www.paramountplus.com

Pluto TV https://pluto.tv

Our pick of the fortnight: None

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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.

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Screen Rant Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo Calls Out Netflix For Lack Of Streaming Residuals https://screenrant.com/greys-anatomy-netflix-ellen-pompeo-residuals/

Screen Rant This Is Us Star Mandy Moore Reveals Miniscule Streaming Residuals After Appearing In 106 Episodes https://screenrant.com/this-is-us-mandy-moore-streaming-residuals/

Screen Rant Netflix Slammed By Orange Is The New Black...

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.

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Erie Looking Productions https://erielookingproductions.info

Critical Role https://critrole.com/

Dimension 20 on Dropout.tv https://dimension20.dropout.tv/

Dimension 20 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@dimension20show...

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 break we talk about the differences between subscription video on-demand, ad-supported video on-demand, free ad-supported streaming television, and virtual cable providers. We also provide our pick of th...

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.

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BBC News on the Wagner PMC crisis https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-66006142

owncast https://owncast.online/

OpenBroadcaster https://openbroadcaster.com/

Deutsche Welle live television in English https://www.dw.com/en/live-tv/channel-english

France24 live television in Eng...

In this episode we venture off on a side quest to talk about a darker side of streaming.

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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/movies/100002282/the-archer?start=false

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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.

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The AV Club: This Max credits thing is apparently gonna be a big, stupid mess to fix https://www.avclub.c...

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.

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TechDirt: "The Writers’ Strike Makes Sense; Their Demands About AI, However, Do Not" https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/11/the-writers-strike-makes-sense-their-demands-about-ai-however-do-not/

The AV Club: "Jeopardy! in jeopardy amid writers' strike as Mayim Bialik exits final week of hosting" https://www.avclub.com/jeopardy-mayim-bialik-wont-host-writers-strike-1850428678

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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.

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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?title=Amazon_Fire_TV&oldid=8785322

Simple English Wikipedia on Apple TV https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apple_TV&oldid=8766920

English Wikipedia on Sam...

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.

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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 https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/625f04253e5f6c000708f3b7

Wheel of Fortune channel on Pluto TV https...

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 television.

Regular episodes begin April 15th, 2023.

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NOAA Weather Radio https://www.weather.gov/nwr/

Weatheradio (via Environment and Climate Change Canada) https://www...

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