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YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

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Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#31

Anything that hamper's Google's continued effort to turn youtube into the new cable TV is good in my book. I hope they lose all the other channels too, and then I hope those channels die anyway, along with the old-media companies that own them. A pipe dream, I know.

> Anything that hamper's Google's continued effort to turn youtube into the new cable TV is good in my book.

You confused YouTube and YouTube TV, these are fully separate items despite its name.

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#33

Maybe all content creators around the world should form a union to fight against the big platforms. At the moment, any individual content creator is just a little xitch when it comes to the power relationship. All the YouTube creators, all the Apple App Store developers, all the Xbox developers etc.

> Maybe all content creators around the world should form a union to fight against the big platforms.

Hmmm sounds like an illegal cartel.

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

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post #32

If you just want TV on in the background and don't want to pay anything, checkout "Pluto TV" and "Tubi TV", both have apps and may cast to Chromecast or SmartTVs. https://pluto.tv/ https://tubitv.com/ Friends help friends cut cords.

Does OTA not work where you're at?

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#35

Anything that hamper's Google's continued effort to turn youtube into the new cable TV is good in my book. I hope they lose all the other channels too, and then I hope those channels die anyway, along with the old-media companies that own them. A pipe dream, I know.

> Anything that hamper's Google's continued effort to turn youtube into the new cable TV is good in my book. You confused YouTube and YouTube TV, these are fully separate items despite its name.

I'm not. I know exactly what Youtube TV is and want it to fail. Was that not clear from my obvious desire to see TV die in general?

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#36
post #32

If you just want TV on in the background and don't want to pay anything, checkout "Pluto TV" and "Tubi TV", both have apps and may cast to Chromecast or SmartTVs. https://pluto.tv/ https://tubitv.com/ Friends help friends cut cords.

Does OTA not work where you're at?

Yeah, OTA doesn't really work anywhere except cities. I used to sell "big screens" at Sears and I was asked that question so frequently, especially back when cable was switching from analog to digital. Years 2004-2006.

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#37

I’m really surprised by the number of top level comments that are confusing two different products: YouTube and YouTube TV. YouTube TV is basically cable TV delivered via the internet with some on-demand content and an “unlimited” DVR system. There are multiple tiers via add-on packages (just like cable), and there is no ad-free offering. YouTube is the video sharing website everyone uses. The ad-free version of whic…

> YouTube TV is basically cable TV delivered via the internet

And the sooner that dies, the better. Cable TV is crap and I don't want to see that model of media succeed into the internet era.

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#38

Anything that hamper's Google's continued effort to turn youtube into the new cable TV is good in my book. I hope they lose all the other channels too, and then I hope those channels die anyway, along with the old-media companies that own them. A pipe dream, I know.

> Anything that hamper's Google's continued effort to turn youtube into the new cable TV is good in my book. You confused YouTube and YouTube TV, these are fully separate items despite its name.

The same company runs them. Your definition of "fully separate" has a wide berth.

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#39
post #32

If you just want TV on in the background and don't want to pay anything, checkout "Pluto TV" and "Tubi TV", both have apps and may cast to Chromecast or SmartTVs. https://pluto.tv/ https://tubitv.com/ Friends help friends cut cords.

Pluto TV is a godsend. So much stuff on there. I've been recommending it to people for a while now. You can also get it on Kodi[0].

[0]: https://kodi.tv/addons/matrix/plugin.video.plutotv

Re: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels in fee dispute

#40

I’m really surprised by the number of top level comments that are confusing two different products: YouTube and YouTube TV. YouTube TV is basically cable TV delivered via the internet with some on-demand content and an “unlimited” DVR system. There are multiple tiers via add-on packages (just like cable), and there is no ad-free offering. YouTube is the video sharing website everyone uses. The ad-free version of whic…

> YouTube TV is basically cable TV delivered via the internet And the sooner that dies, the better. Cable TV is crap and I don't want to see that model of media succeed into the internet era.

Is it really much better to have five $15 services to get the same content?
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