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

[ComicChick]

so when do we get cable back?

 

[Lily Adler]

But they have to jump through their hoops to cancel it when their prices rise. YTTV is as simple as hitting the cancel button.

 

[blueharvest]

Prime Video Closes Multi-Year Deal For Lionsgate’s Films

Prime Video today announced a multi-year agreement with Lionsgate.

deadline.com

 

[blueharvest]

Hollywood wants its next 'Beast Games'

Agents, producers, and creator-side executives say studios and streamers have become more open to working with creators.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[ComicChick]

i guess i'm just out of the loop. i've never watched a Mr. Beast anything nor do i really pay any mind to "influencers"

 

[Lily Adler]

i guess i'm just out of the loop. i've never watched a Mr. Beast anything nor do i really pay any mind to "influencers"

I had no clue who he was at first, but now I know he's a rich *****e who started his YouTube career by giving away money to people and has done outrageous things for views involving exploited desperate poor people for profit to do said outrageous things.

 

[ComicChick]

I had no clue who he was at first, but now I know he's a rich *****e who started his YouTube career by giving away money to people and has done outrageous things for views involving exploited desperate poor people for profit to do said outrageous things.

put me down as a no for exploitation

 

[blueharvest]

Paramount Global Renews Contract With Nielsen After 4-Month Dispute

Paramount Global has a new multi-year deal with Nielsen for all the company's ratings data including for CBS, Paramount+ and more.

deadline.com

 

[blueharvest]

Bob Iger Won’t Rule Out Sale Of Smaller Networks As Cable Consolidates But Says Disney’s Linear Business “Not A Burden At All”

With Comcast planning to spin out NBCUniversal cable networks and Warner Bros. Discovery positioning itself to do the same, Bob Iger said Disney has no need to join in linear consolidation.

deadline.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Netflix Will Soon Get the Most Beloved Anime of the New Generation

Netflix already holds some of the most popular anime of all time on its streaming library, including Jujutsu Kaisen, Naruto, Spy x Family, and Dandadan, as well as their own original anime, like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Blue Box, and Sakamoto Days. But one series is about to come in and smoke...

comicbook.com

It’s Frieren of course.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Disney tops quarterly profit estimates but starts to lose Disney+ streaming subscribers

Disney warned in its fiscal fourth-quarter report in November that it expected a “modest decline” in subscriptions during the December period.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months

If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months

If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.

www.pcgamer.com

They now have the Skip button only skip one ad instead of 2 sometimes.

 

[blueharvest]

Pay-TV Bundler Philo Reveals $450M In Annual Revenue, Acquisition Of TVOD Outlet Row8 And Hiring Of Tubi Alum Edward King In Top Product Role

Pay-TV operator Philo disclosed annual revenue of $450 million and a total subscriber number of 1.3 million, with profitability expected this year.

deadline.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Pay-TV Bundler Philo Reveals $450M In Annual Revenue, Acquisition Of TVOD Outlet Row8 And Hiring Of Tubi Alum Edward King In Top Product Role

Pay-TV operator Philo disclosed annual revenue of $450 million and a total subscriber number of 1.3 million, with profitability expected this year.

deadline.com

Philo and Locast were hell of a deal back in the day. $25 for Discovery, Hallmark, and Viacom channels and local channels.

 

[flickchick85]

I'm impressed Philo's still managed to keep their price under $30 tbh, while in the same amount of time, YouTubeTV and Hulu Live have inflated their costs from $50 to over $80.

 

[blueharvest]

YouTube TV And Paramount Global At Odds On Carriage Renewal; CBS, Nickelodeon And Other Networks Could Go Dark For Millions

Paramount Global is warning of an impending carriage impasse with YouTube TV.

deadline.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Hulu is adding ads to its 'ad-free' plans — here's why

Don't worry, you won't suddenly get ads in 'The Bear' or 'Only Murders in the Building'

www.tomsguide.com

 

[blueharvest]

Youtube's CEO says it's the 'new television' with 1 billion TV viewers daily, and apparently people watch Shorts on their TV now

Think of all those wasted horizontal pixels.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Hulu is adding ads to its 'ad-free' plans — here's why

Don't worry, you won't suddenly get ads in 'The Bear' or 'Only Murders in the Building'

www.tomsguide.com

What the **** Disney.

 

[blueharvest]

Paramount Global Battles Trump Politics and Investor Suits. Is the Sale to Skydance in Peril?

Paramount Global has been in a whirlwind of political fights and investor suits since 2025 began. Is the studio's sale to Skydance Media in peril?

variety.com

 

[blueharvest]

Disney-Max Bundle Is “Just Crushing It”: Better Subscriber Retention Rate Than Netflix Is “Wake-Up Call For The Industry”, Researcher Says

New findings show the Disney-Max streaming bundle launched in 2024 could be "a game-changer" in the competition with Netflix, a top research firm says.

deadline.com

 

[blueharvest]

'I'm an idiot': MrBeast says he lost 'tens of millions of dollars' of his own money on Amazon's Beast Games

"I lost money. I would have more money if I didn't film it."

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Lily Adler]

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Disney-Max Bundle Is “Just Crushing It”: Better Subscriber Retention Rate Than Netflix Is “Wake-Up Call For The Industry”, Researcher Says

New findings show the Disney-Max streaming bundle launched in 2024 could be "a game-changer" in the competition with Netflix, a top research firm says.

deadline.com

I mean the amount of content you get for around $25 is worth it.

 

[blueharvest]

Charter CEO’s 2024 Pay Package Falls Without Option Awards That Inflated Year-Earlier Compensation

Charter CEO Christopher Winfrey saw his total compensation package plunge in 2024 from the year before, which was inflated by stock option awards.

deadline.com