interesting things
No longer simply the sidekick, Tonto gets top billing in Disney’s extravagant Lone Ranger reboot, which partners a heavily face-painted Johnny Depp with the blandly handsome Armie Hammer.
via Variety http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/the-lone-ranger-review-1200503371/
Like “The Walking Dead†and “Downton Abbey,†the third season proved to be a breakout year for “Game of Thrones†from a commercial perspective. And now that viewers have had a chance to absorb last week’s events and turn their attention ahead, “Red Wedding†or not, there’s no reason to anticipate the honeymoon ending any… Read more »
via Variety http://variety.com/2013/tv/columns/game-of-thrones-season-finale-review-recap-1200493787/
Shazam, the content-recognition app developer, has finally added a critical feature that media companies and advertisers have been seeking for years — the ability to ID songs, TV shows and ads without having to be told. Until now, every time users wanted to “Shazam†a song or TV show to get more info, they have… Read more »
via Variety http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/shazams-ipad-app-now-listens-for-music-tv-automatically-1200486841/
Netflix continues to be the biggest hog of Internet bandwidth in North America, with its video traffic jumping more than 35% in March from a year earlier, according to a new study. The video-subscription company accounted for roughly one-third (32.3%) of peak-period downstream traffic on fixed-line broadband networks in the U.S. and Canada, about the… Read more »
via Variety http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/netflix-puts-even-more-strain-on-the-internet-1200480561/