Wednesday 28 January 2009

TV

Broken Saints
Chapter 13 Insertion
After another two week gap (thanks to work), it's on with the second half of the story... (Though, as mentioned previously, in length terms halfway is still a little way off.)
Still as pretentious as they come, but at least the story's moving now.

The Secret Life of Elephants
Part 3 (of 3)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Articles

Broadband Won't Replace HD Discs Soon, Says Report
(from Studio Briefing)
"Although many experts are predicting that the ability to 'rent' or buy movies via the Internet will result in the demise of DVDs and Blu-ray discs, new research... indicates that Blu-ray sales alone are expected to increase... to $2.9 billion. At the same time, cable video-on-demand and broadband will generate only $1.5 billion in revenue... The problem, experts agreed, is inherent in broadband services -- the virtual impossibility of delivering 1080p high-definition content to customers given the limitations of the Internet."
Said so. Not necessarily for those reasons (or those reasons alone), but I did say so.