Posts tagged atari
Media Boat Podcast Ep. 437: Butterfly Furiosa

First, we start with the U.S. DOJ taking on Live Nation for the monopoly they have on concert tickets and venues. Next, the very first console war comes to an end with Atari buying the Intellivision brand. Later, NCAA and its five power conferences have agreed to allow schools to directly pay players and back pay players since 2016. We wrap it all up with the announcement of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and three actors have already been cast alongside the return of Daniel Craig. We also have thoughts on Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Lisa Frankenstein.

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Media Boat Podcast Ep. 322: Turning Red with Dolly

We start with Tik Tok paying royalties to artists and Nirvana making Billboard moves after the release of The Batman. Next, we have video game bits including Elden Ring being sold everywhere, Atari buying MobyGames, and GTA V pricing for the next generation consoles. Later, composer Michael Giacchino will try his hand at directing a one hour special for Disney+ and some TV bits for Keenan Thompson, Ted Lasso, and the Discovery merger. We wrap it all up with Disney CEO Bob Chapek making comments about a recent bill in Florida and DC shuffles around its films to 2023 due to VFX delays. We also have thoughts on Dolly Parton, Elden Ring, Severance, The Endgame, Jeen-Yuhs, The Afterparty, and Turning Red.

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