Two Thumbs, Used Liberally

NPR's David Greene talks to Alexis Madrigal, senior editor and lead technology writer for The Atlantic, about what drives "serial raters" -- people who compulsively rate things like movies and music.

Audio Embed: All Things Considered 9/20/10.

This fall, Apple TV and Google will begin competing to provide subscription television shows and movies streamed directly from the internet “cloud” to your computer. It’s leading some consumers to ask, “who needs cable?” That has cable companies worried, and they’re taking their fight to Washington where they’re trying to write rules that enable them to maintain control of the broadband pipelines that they built. Sam Gustin, covers the business of media and technology for AOL’s Daily Finance blog.

Living Room As Battlefield Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 9/21/10, Host: Robin Young.