YouTube TV

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Post by loisaidasam » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:04 PM UTC

YouTube TV
tv.youtube.com

Re: YouTube TV

#2

Post by djhworld » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:20 PM UTC

Wonder how many commercial breaks you'll get the privilege of watching for your 35 bucks

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Post by WayneBro » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:22 PM UTC

Wow, so is this the official beginning of the age of decentralized cable-companies?

As a cable cutter, one thing I am really looking forward to is the day that I can flip channels again very easily, without having to think about what I am doing.

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by tombert » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:27 PM UTC

This is cool, though part of the reason I like things like Hulu Plus is that I don't have to worry about commercials, and it's literally a third of the price.

I do find it interesting though; Youtube/Google is taking all the steps to be the next Time Warner or Comcast it seems. I wonder if this proves that that industry isn't impossible to break into.

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Post by rajathagasthya » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:27 PM UTC

Very interesting. It's a shame Apple shied away from providing TV streaming.

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Post by colinbartlett » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:29 PM UTC

Is this similar to Direct TV Now[1]?

Both of these services seem like an interesting step forward, but then, who really wants to watch live TV anymore, besides sports fans? The whole idea of watching something at a specific time that it's aired just seems unimaginable to me after years of on demand streaming. Not to mention commercial breaks.

1. https://directvnow.com/

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by harigov » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:33 PM UTC

colinbartlett wrote: post #6

Is this similar to Direct TV Now[1]? Both of these services seem like an interesting step forward, but then, who really wants to watch live TV anymore, besides sports fans? The whole idea of watching something at a specific time that it's aired just seems unimaginable to me after years of on demand streaming. Not to mention commercial breaks. 1. https://directvnow.com/

If we started out with a Netflix like video hosting platform and then someone launches a live, continuously running, and a curated-list-of-shows platform, everyone would consider that as a mind-blowing "innovation". I guess some people do want to watch live-tv, simplifies the question of "what to watch next".

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:34 PM UTC

colinbartlett wrote: post #6

Is this similar to Direct TV Now[1]? Both of these services seem like an interesting step forward, but then, who really wants to watch live TV anymore, besides sports fans? The whole idea of watching something at a specific time that it's aired just seems unimaginable to me after years of on demand streaming. Not to mention commercial breaks. 1. https://directvnow.com/

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Post by harigov » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:36 PM UTC

tombert wrote: post #4

This is cool, though part of the reason I like things like Hulu Plus is that I don't have to worry about commercials, and it's literally a third of the price. I do find it interesting though; Youtube/Google is taking all the steps to be the next Time Warner or Comcast it seems. I wonder if this proves that that industry isn't impossible to break into.

The biggest problem with Google is their branding. They launched so many services - Google Music, Youtube Red, Youtube TV, Youtube Live, Hangouts Live, etc., it's just impossible to keep up on what they are actually trying to do. I am sure they have far less number of customers on any of these individual services than if they would have had if these were independent companies. They do everything and nothing they do recently is up to the mark.

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Post by tekklloneer » Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:37 PM UTC

harigov wrote: post #7

colinbartlett wrote: post #6

Is this similar to Direct TV Now[1]? Both of these services seem like an interesting step forward, but then, who really wants to watch live TV anymore, besides sports fans? The whole idea of watching something at a specific time that it's aired just seems unimaginable to me after years of on demand streaming. Not to mention commercial breaks. 1. https://directvnow.com/

If we started out with a Netflix like video hosting platform and then someone launches a live, continuously running, and a curated-list-of-shows platform, everyone would consider that as a mind-blowing "innovation". I guess some people do want to watch live-tv, simplifies the question of "what to watch next".

Basically, synced playlists? That's a trivial innovation that was done on tons of 3rd party sites after youtube launched.

I don't think it's mind blowing, I think it's a neat feature compared to on-demand, which I think is the gold standard experience.