Tumblr Porn, Tim Cook and the Problem With Big Data — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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Netflix Still Says “House of Cards” Did Great, but Still Won’t Talk Ratings

It would be pretty amazing if the company said its first original show did as well as “The Walking Dead.” But Netflix says it didn’t say that.
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Xbox One Offers Voice Controls, New Kinect, Original Content, TV Integration, NFL Partnership

The news from Microsoft’s Xbox: A New Generation Revealed event.
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Netflix, “Breaking Bad” and an Energy Boost

I don’t think you’d be sitting here interviewing me if it weren’t for Netflix. In its third season, ‘Breaking Bad’ got this amazing nitrous-oxide boost of energy and general public awareness because of Netflix. Before binge-watching, someone who identified him- or herself as a fan of a show probably only saw 25 percent of the episodes.

“Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan, talking to New York magazine about his show’s surprising success

Amazon Kills Zombies, Keeps John Goodman as It Plans First Season of Web Series

Amazon starts ordering its first set of TV series. It says you helped them decide.
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ESPN, Twitter Expand Collaboration

ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service—part of a growing wave of tie-ups as TV networks and Twitter hunt for new advertising revenue.

Here’s the McDonald’s Ad All the Web Guys Think Is Genius

Behind the scenes at the Golden Arches — a possible glimpse of Web advertising’s future.
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CBS Buys Stake in Video-Streaming Firm

CBS Corp. has taken a minority investment in Syncbak, a company that allows local-TV stations to stream programming to consumers over the Web, a move that comes as broadcasters are fighting unauthorized Internet distribution of their content.

Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Take Their Fight to CBS and Twitter

Seeking attention as events get more serious.
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Amazon Shows Off Its First TV Shows, and Wants to Know What You Think

A novel approach to pilot season for Jeff Bezos’s first attempt at original programming.
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Who’s Paying Aereo to Watch Free TV?