Jim Dalrymple (The Loop, Amplified) and Tom Hall (DOOM, Commander Keen, much more) join me to reboot my signature show.

We discuss and speculate on the fast-approaching war to be the one box to rule them all. We start by taking a look at what we each have connected to our TVs and consumption habits. Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Roku, and many more players have wildly divergent strategies.

The point regarding Apple that I'm spending a lot of brain cycles on is the question of gaming. TV and movies are already pretty fleshed out, they just need more "channels". Many of the games in iTunes' App Store either were designed for physical controllers, or come from genre that traditionally use controllers. That new Time Capsule/Airport enclosure makes me wonder yet more. The price tag on the new generation of dedicated console game systems goes from $350 to a staggering $500. There's a notable gap between the "hockey puck" price point (Roku and AppleTV) and the "aircraft carrier box" one. More on this very soon, and certainly in next week's Screen Time.

In this week's featured interview, I talk with Jen Linck, VP of Digital for Acorn Media, who distribute the largest library of UK TV shows and telefilms to the US. We talk about their instant channel strategy, including exclusive content from fan-favorite series like Doc Martin, Poirot (with original star David Suchet), Foyle's War, Marple, and more.

Each episode of the all-new Screen Time opens with a panel discussion, followed by the interviews that had previously been the backbone of the show. This is the version of the show I've wanted to do from the start.