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I think that Gartner infographic has real potential to be merchandised as a beach towel or shower curtain.

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John - you're not thinking big enough. It can be a beach towel ANNNNDDDDD a shower curtain!

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Yes, in the streaming wars, it's all about the name! Not the content. Not the price. Not the number of people on the account. Not the available regions. Peacock is another one ripe for a name change to turn its fortunes around!

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PeacockMax

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Not only did they go to max, but they changed the app on the streaming service that required the use of a QR code, a tablet, and absurd amounts of cursing to get it back up and running. That was a premium experience.

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Last night the chromecast we had on one TV would fail every time it tried to download the new app (and of course, it didn't tell you you needed a new app). A second chromecast did work this morning when I updated the app. But I also just read It's Not TV, the book about HBO, and the re-branding and screwed up app rollout is pretty much how everything has gone for the company over the past 10 years.

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