#televisionchannels — Public Fediverse posts

MakeUseOf: VLC has a hidden live TV feature, and it gives you thousands of free channels. “The second part of the puzzle is knowing where you can find the free TV channels, and this is where IPTV-org comes in. It is one of those open-source projects that can replace something you’d normally pay for, except in this case, it replaces cable TV.” I use Ubuntu so I already had VLC. I tried this and […]

MakeUseOf: This free website turned me into a channel surfer again without a streaming app. “Now I either open an app because I already know what I want to watch or spend five minutes scrolling through recommendations until every thumbnail starts looking the same. famelack brought back some of that old channel-surfing chaos. You open a globe, pick a place, and see what turns up. I expected a […]

Cord Cutters News: Google Just Added Over 60 Free Live TV Channels to Google Freeplay on Google TV Streaming Devices. “In a significant boost to its free streaming offerings, Google has expanded Google TV Freeplay by adding more than 60 new free live TV channels. The service, which previously stood at around 250 channels, now provides access to 316 live channels at no cost to users.”

Ars Technica: Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive. “The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $50 million to subscribers of YouTube TV and DirecTV’s live TV streaming services to settle a lawsuit that claimed that Disney forced these services to raise their prices.”

The Hollywood Reporter: Roku Doubling Down on Creators With Dedicated Destination and New FAST Channels (Exclusive). “Roku is making a big bet on creator content, launching a new dedicated destination and multiple new creator FAST channels to its platform, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.”

TechCrunch: Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV. “There’s a fun new way to watch YouTube: by channel surfing like a boomer with cable TV. This creative idea comes from London-based developer Steven Irby, who has just launched a web app called Channel Surfer, which presents interesting YouTube videos in an interface resembling a retro-looking TV guide.”

YouTube Blog: Flex your options: YouTube TV plans launch this week. “TV should be easy, and with YouTube TV Plans launching this week, we’re giving customers more control over their subscriptions. Over the next several weeks we are rolling out 10+ plans across Sports, News, Entertainment and Family content, priced lower than the main YouTube TV Plan.”

Gizmodo: MTV Is Officially Dead. It’s Time for Zombie MTV to Live in Your Browser. “MTV Rewind’s videos… are drawn at random, with no algorithmic input. This obviously has the potential for frustration—no, I do not want to watch a video by Sublime, ever—but also makes for a more faithful recreation of the experience of sitting in front of the TV circa 1989. Using the site also neatly […]

GameSpot: Lost Sega Channel Games Saved In Latest VGHF Project. “Sega Channel launched in 1994 and was one of the first subscription-based, digital game services, beaming new games and content directly to players’ consoles through a television cable. The service shut down in 1998, and since then many of the exclusive games and content available on the service were thought to be gone forever. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/16/gamespot-lost-sega-channel-games-saved-in-latest-vghf-project/

TechCrunch: YouTube TV to launch genre-based subscription plans in 2026. “YouTube TV is launching more than 10 genre-specific channel packages in early 2026, the Google-owned company announced on Wednesday. The move will mark the first time YouTube TV breaks up its cable-like channel bundle.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/11/techcrunch-youtube-tv-to-launch-genre-based-subscription-plans-in-2026/

Android Police: YouTube TV says no to Disney’s ABC comeback for Election Day. “The feud between YouTube TV and Disney keeps getting worse. Both companies failed to reach a negotiation by October 30, leading to 20 network channels going offline on YouTube TV. Now, Disney wanted YouTube TV to temporarily restore ABC for a day in the public interest to allow subscribers to watch Election Day […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/04/android-police-youtube-tv-says-no-to-disneys-abc-comeback-for-election-day/

Engadget: Disney warns that YouTube TV could lose its channels amid fee negotations. “Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: YouTube TV may lose a provider’s content because a deadline is approaching without a deal in place. This time, the media company is Disney. It’s warning (via Variety) that its networks could soon go dark on Google’s streaming service.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/29/engadget-disney-warns-that-youtube-tv-could-lose-its-channels-amid-fee-negotations/

Digital Trends: NASA+ blasts off on Prime Video — for free. “Space fans are in for a treat after NASA launched a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channel on Prime Video for its NASA+ coverage. This means you can now watch live rocket launches, behind-the-scenes mission coverage, documentaries, and high-definition space imagery directly through Prime Video, even without a Prime […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/14/digital-trends-nasa-blasts-off-on-prime-video-for-free/