Cable Cord Cutters Thread: Sling, Hulu, YouTube TV, Netflix, and more!

[blueharvest]

FCC bans cable TV industry’s favorite trick for hiding full cost of service

Cable firms must advertise full price including Broadcast TV and sports fees.

arstechnica.com

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Paramount Global Credit Rating Cut To Junk Status By S&P Due To “Downside Ratings Pressure” On Its TV Business

Paramount Global's credit rating has been lowered to junk status by S&P Global, which cited the toll of ongoing pay-TV declines.

deadline.com

 

[antsman41]

I'm scouring the galaxy more this past year than in the past 5 years... no physical options lately, higher and higher prices for streaming, and worse and worse quality of options-offerings has done it for me.

Get Apple+ w/ my iCloud storage for "free" and do Max (they're the only network, no matter how hard Zaslav is trying otherwise, that pulls in quality with weekly drops).

Hulu I like mainly due to FX, but I'm ok waiting a few hours or a day to 'acquire' from somewhere.

Amazon is a give-or-take with quality.

Disney I only get when it's needed (new Star Wars).

Netflix shows are never worth more than 'finding for free' usually.

When any of them went above $15/month and are now forcing ads back in or whatever is trash.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Paramount Enters Exclusive Merger Talks With Skydance, Spurning $26 Billion Offer From Apollo​

Entertainment conglomerate is putting on pause any conversations with other bidders for 30 days​

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/paramount-skydance-enter-exclusive-talks-to-merge-5e0569a5

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

"End of an Era": Funimation Bid an Emotional Goodbye as Site Disappears

Anime fans are paying tribute to Funimation as the brand and website are shut down following the company's 2022 merger with Crunchyroll.

www.cbr.com

Over 60,000 Hours of Anime Go Missing in U.S. After Crunchyroll Shuts Down Funimation

Following Funimation's end of service, over 150 series totaling over 60,000 hours of anime are missing upon transitioning to Crunchyroll.

www.cbr.com

 

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[Kane52630]

 

[Lily Adler]

And the company who bought them is ****ing themselves to find a buyer.

 

[blueharvest]

Roku Says 576,000 Streaming Accounts Compromised in Security Breach

Roku discovered a second security breach affecting 576,000 user accounts, after investigating a hack last month of 15,000 accounts.

variety.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Roku Says 576,000 Streaming Accounts Compromised in Security Breach

Roku discovered a second security breach affecting 576,000 user accounts, after investigating a hack last month of 15,000 accounts.

variety.com

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Roku hit with another cyberattack, exposing 576,000 accounts' data

More than half a million Roku accounts were breached by a cyberattack in the second incident of its kind to hit the streaming company this year. Here's what to do if you and your data were affected.

scrippsnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Amazon’s CEO Hopes Its New Home Internet Service Will Reach 400-500 Million Households With Speeds Up to 1 Gbps | Cord Cutters News

Last year Amazon successfully tested its new Internet service from space that will bring Internet to homes and businesses starting next year. To reach that goal, Amazon received FCC approval earlier this year to start testing up to 1,000 prototype dishes all over the United States. This will let...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

TV security is at an all-time low and it’s time for a major upgrade — how to stay safe

TV security is in major need of an upgrade

www.tomsguide.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Target Responds to Reports It's Abandoning Physical Media, Says It Will Keep Offering 'Select DVDs' in Stores - IGN

Target has officially responded to a recent report that it's planning to stop selling physical media, stating that it will continue to sell physical media both online and in-stores, but is "transitioning" to limit the number of copies sold in-stores.

www.ign.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

That's Cap! T-Mobile Threatens to Throttle All FWA Users Who Exceed 1.2 Terabytes of Monthly Usage

Long expected by cable rivals to run into network capacity issues, T-Mobile quietly began implementing a 'soft cap' on new 5G Home Internet users back in January

www.nexttv.com

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote

X just announced a smart TV app for streaming video content. X TV may or may not launch at some point in the near or far future.

www.engadget.com

 

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Even Cable TV Giants Know That Consumers Prefer Streaming — but They’ve Got a Plan

Both Charter and Comcast have rolled out streaming TV packages for a fraction of the price of their cable TV counterparts … but without live sports.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Bob Bakish Out as Paramount Global CEO

Bob Bakish is about to step down as CEO of Paramount Global after eight years at the helm of Shari Redstone’s media empire.

variety.com

 

[blueharvest]

Local TV Station Want the FCC to Turn YouTube TV Into a Cable TV Company After Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals Demand It | Cord Cutters News

One of the biggest fights right now for the future of cord cutting is local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC owners demand that streaming services like YouTube TV be turned into cable TV companies. At the core of this issue is whether streaming services should be considered “cable TV” by the FCC and...

www.google.com

 

[Lily Adler]

I'm just going to come out and say. There's no reason to have the Hulu app anymore unless you aren't doing the Disney+ Bundle or you have Live TV.