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

[MagnarTheGreat]

Spotify Reports $10 Billion in 2024 Royalties Amid Ongoing Artist Discontent - gHacks Tech News

The $10 billion payout is distributed among various rights holders, including record labels, publishers, and performing rights organizations

www.ghacks.net

Google pushing "Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service" banners on YouTube - gHacks Tech News

Google is blocking access to YouTube for (some) users with content blockers and displaying a new banner to them.

www.ghacks.net

“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

arstechnica.com

Well that's disgusting. I don't use Roku anymore but I saw it play a takeover ad (video ad that blocks your remote from controlling the TV) of Moana 2 yesterday on someone's else's. Ensh**tification continues... People who bought these devices over the years never agreed to this and many may not have if they knew it would start doing this.

 

[ComicChick]

reminds me of Ready Player One movie when they wanted to take over the Oasis and fill it with ads for revenue

 

[blueharvest]

Apple reportedly losing $1 billion a year on streaming

The streaming service has produced hit shows including ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘The Morning Show’ and ‘Severance’

www.independent.co.uk

 

[ComicChick]

i actually signed up for a trial of SlingTV Orange yesterday.

3 months for $99.99. Capital One was offering $10 back for new users and rakuten $15 so i feel like that's worth a shot

 

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[blueharvest]

Netflix Will Hike Prices If UK Introduces Streamer Levy

Netflix has responded to the streamer levy plans from the UK Culture Committee and said "audiences could bear the costs."

deadline.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-11/netflix-tests-new-ai-search-engine-to-recommend-shows-movies

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

'Adolescence' Becomes 3rd Most-Watched Netflix Show Ever, Beating 'Dahmer'

"Adolescence" is now the third most-watched series on Netflix with 124 million views, beating Ryan Murphy's "Dahmer"

www.thewrap.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Roku Ads Are Getting Way More Obnoxious

Oh no.

www.howtogeek.com

Roku getting worse. Pause your show/movie/video game and they cover part of the screen with their ads.

Hurting their brand while boosting the market for routers with built in adblockers like a PiHole.

 

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[blueharvest]

YouTube TV Bucks The Cord-Cutting Trend, Growing By Disrupting – But Not Everyone “Enjoys The Zen”

In just eight years, YouTube TV has grown into a dominant pay-TV player. But its "zen" approach to advertising is ruffling some networks' feathers.

deadline.com

 

[Lily Adler]

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YouTube TV Bucks The Cord-Cutting Trend, Growing By Disrupting – But Not Everyone “Enjoys The Zen”

In just eight years, YouTube TV has grown into a dominant pay-TV player. But its "zen" approach to advertising is ruffling some networks' feathers.

deadline.com

They don't use that zen commercial filler thing enough

 

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[Lily Adler]

I mean you killed off the Basic tier for it. I'd rather pay $9.99 for HD ad-free content.

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

YouTube: The en****tification continues.

YouTube's Peak Points AI feature makes sure that you see ads at the most annoying moments - gHacks Tech News

YouTube is rolling out a new AI-powered advertising option that shows video ads to users at key moments of YouTube videos.

www.ghacks.net

 

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[Lily Adler]

The Disney+/Hulu/HBO Max bundle is great for the price.

 

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[Lily Adler]

Netflix has a good idea... for once.