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  1. What's everyone's favorite/recommended hardware streaming device?

    Leaning towards a #Roku offering, but really they're all in the mix right now.

    the builtin streaming apps on the Vizio TV are unusable, & I'm hoping to make this switch to #YouTubeTV less awful.

    (And before you advise me not to stream my broadcast TV - I agree with you in principle. In practice, my options are not good and this is the way we're going.)

  2. What's everyone's favorite/recommended hardware streaming device?

    Leaning towards a #Roku offering, but really they're all in the mix right now.

    the builtin streaming apps on the Vizio TV are unusable, & I'm hoping to make this switch to #YouTubeTV less awful.

    (And before you advise me not to stream my broadcast TV - I agree with you in principle. In practice, my options are not good and this is the way we're going.)

  3. What's everyone's favorite/recommended hardware streaming device?

    Leaning towards a #Roku offering, but really they're all in the mix right now.

    the builtin streaming apps on the Vizio TV are unusable, & I'm hoping to make this switch to #YouTubeTV less awful.

    (And before you advise me not to stream my broadcast TV - I agree with you in principle. In practice, my options are not good and this is the way we're going.)

  4. What's everyone's favorite/recommended hardware streaming device?

    Leaning towards a #Roku offering, but really they're all in the mix right now.

    the builtin streaming apps on the Vizio TV are unusable, & I'm hoping to make this switch to #YouTubeTV less awful.

    (And before you advise me not to stream my broadcast TV - I agree with you in principle. In practice, my options are not good and this is the way we're going.)

  5. What's everyone's favorite/recommended hardware streaming device?

    Leaning towards a #Roku offering, but really they're all in the mix right now.

    the builtin streaming apps on the Vizio TV are unusable, & I'm hoping to make this switch to #YouTubeTV less awful.

    (And before you advise me not to stream my broadcast TV - I agree with you in principle. In practice, my options are not good and this is the way we're going.)

  6. Alphabet Is Preparing Its Death Blow to Cable TV as We Know It – The Motley Fool

    Markets, GOOGL -1.09%

    Alphabet Is Preparing Its Death Blow to Cable TV as We Know It

    December 15, 2025 — 12:05 pm EST,
    Written by James Brumley for The Motley Fool->

    Key Points

    • Alphabet’s YouTube TV will soon be rolling out several different genres of skinny cable-television bundles.
    • This is a strategic shift that studios and cable channels have been especially hoping to avoid.
    • Alphabet can afford to offer these bundles because it doesn’t necessarily need them to turn a direct profit.
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    The U.S. cable television industry was already hanging by a thread. Technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) may be about to completely snip it.

    This is the likely outcome of a move that Alphabet’s cable-television alternative — YouTube TV — recently announced it would soon be making. Although details are still scant, the company plainly said, “Early next year, we’ll launch YouTube TV Plans, bringing more choice and flexibility to our subscribers with over 10 genre-specific packages.”

    And yes, all-important sports is one of those genres. This sports option will include programming from at least Fox, Comcast‘s NBC, and Walt Disney‘s ESPN — brands that are also trying to build stand-alone sports entertainment services outside of cable television with much of the same programming content that YouTube TV’s sports-centric bundle will offer. They’ll now be competing with their own distribution partner.

    It’s the cable companies, however, that have the most to worry about here. The launch of YouTube TV’s new offerings may well mark the beginning of the end of the cable business as we know it today.

    Already vulnerable

    It’s certainly no secret that the country’s cable television business has been on the ropes for over a decade now. Just since early 2018, industry stalwarts Xfinity, Spectrum, and Altice have shed 16.6 million paying customers. That’s a loss of nearly 40% of its total customer base during that seven-year stretch, matching the pace of attrition other names in the business have also experienced.

    Data sources: Comcast, Optimum Communications, Charter Communications. Chart by author.

    Blame the rise of streaming, of course — it’s just cheaper. Then again, so is cable-alternative YouTube TV. Although still relatively more expensive than a wide lineup of multiple streaming services, its starting price point of $82.99 per month is also considerably less than the nation’s average cable bill after local taxes and fees are added to the mix. That’s how YouTube TV has amassed on the order of 10 million customers just since its limited launch in 2017, followed by its nationwide availability as of 2019.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: Alphabet Is Preparing Its Death Blow to Cable TV as We Know It | Nasdaq

    Tags: Alphabet, Cable Television, Cable TV, Cheaper, GOOG, Lost 40 per cent customers, NASDAQ, Sports, Streaming, Television, The Motley Fool, YouTube TV

    #Alphabet #CableTelevision #CableTV #Cheaper #GOOG #Lost40PerCentCustomers #NASDAQ #Sports #Streaming #Television #TheMotleyFool #YouTubeTV

  7. The YouTube TV vs. Disney saga continues! 🍿 Week 3 of the blackout means no ESPN/ABC for NCAA football. Disney's losing $4.3M/day, but the CFO says 'We’re ready to go as long as they want to.' Oof. YouTube TV is offering $20 credits. Will it be enough to keep subscribers from jumping ship and finding a new streaming service? What's your go-to streaming alternative when your faves go dark?
    #StreamingWars #YouTubeTV #DisneyBlackout #NCAAFootball #TechNews
    engadget.com/entertainment/str

  8. Had to show our 97-yr old dad how to switch sources to the antenna on their TV to watch MNF & college football on Saturday. 📡

    Pessimism in standoff as ESPN, YouTube TV head toward ‘Monday Night’ showdown 🏈 📺

    YouTube TV's price has risen from $35 per month to more than $80 per month. But its backbone is offering live sports.

    🆓 🔗 archive.ph/F57FP

    nytimes.com/athletic/6785793/2

    #Sports #TV #SundayTicket #YouTubeTV #Disney #ESPN #ABC #MNF #NFL #MondayNightFootball #CarriageDispute

  9. Oh, the joys of modern entertainment! Disney's channels are dark on YouTube TV, just in time for a big sports weekend. One minute you're watching, the next you're... finding an old antenna? What's your go-to backup plan when streaming goes south? #Streaming #TechOutage #SportsFans #DigitalDilemmas #YouTubeTV cnet.com/tech/services-and-sof

  10. Another day, another streaming service dispute affecting your prime time. YouTube TV and Disney are still duking it out, potentially leaving Monday Night Football fans in the lurch.

    Time to dust off those old antenna skills or find a friend with cable? What's your go-to backup plan when streaming goes sideways? #TechNews #StreamingWars #MondayNightFootball #YouTubeTV #Disney

    Link: cnet.com/tech/services-and-sof

  11. From ‘Friday’ to ‘Get Out,’ watch these 10 popular movies with Black stars this Juneteenth

    Juneteenth is Thursday, a celebration of the end of African American slavery. Just like Halloween and Christmas, this…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #AfricanAmericanslavery #america #ChadwickBoseman #Entertainment #health #LupitaNyong #MichaelB.Jordan #RyanCoogler #sports #subscribers #unitedstatesofamerica #YouTubeTV
    europesays.com/2170208/

  12. @djghettoredneck @nichagan sorry! Been sitting here with the wife. Waiting on my #Vols to play. Mad cause we don’t have PAC-12 Network so Mindy can watch the #Utes play. Thinking of trading #YouTubeTV for #FuboTV. I know, I know…. #FirstWorldProblems