YouTube TV & Fubo Forced to Become Cable TV Companies? Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Want it To Happen

[@CordCuttersNews]

Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want KZbin TV & Other Streaming Services Classified as Cable TV Companies - The Biggest Cord Cutting Fight of 2024 cordcuttersnews.com/local-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-owners-want-youtube-tv-other-streaming-services-classified-as-cable-tv-companies-the-biggest-cord-cutting-fight-of-2024/ Another Cable TV Company is Shutting Down its TV Service This Month cordcuttersnews.com/another-cable-tv-company-is-shutting-down-its-tv-service-this-month/ Roku Issues a Mandatory Terms of Service Update That You Must Agree To or You Can’t Use Your Roku cordcuttersnews.com/roku-issues-a-mandatory-terms-of-service-update-that-you-must-agree-to-or-you-cant-use-your-roku/ Amazon’s CEO Hopes Its New Home Internet Service Will Reach 400-500 Million Households With Speeds Up to 1 Gbps cordcuttersnews.com/amazons-ceo-hopes-its-new-home-internet-service-will-reach-400-500-million-households-with-speeds-up-to-1-gbps/ Cord Cutting 2.0 Is Here & Its Coming for Spectrum, AT&T, Comcast, & More Internet Customers in 2024 cordcuttersnews.com/cord-cutting-2-0-is-here-its-coming-for-spectrum-att-comcast-more-internet-customers-in-2024/ Since AT&T Bought DIRECTV It Has Lost 14 Million Subscribers and Is Now Reportedly Looking at Selling It cordcuttersnews.com/since-att-bought-directv-it-has-lost-14-million-subscribers-and-is-now-reportedly-looking-at-selling-it/

[@TeamYonny]

NO WAY! I am not paying for my streaming which is so called FREE!

[@mstcrow5429]

Must-carry scam.

[@Komskimd3]

you scaring me I just got directTV stream

[@kvdude7279]

I had KZbin TV when it was $35 / month. Then they added channels I didn't want or need and price increases kept escalating. Game over for me. Just give us the option to pick our channels we actually want. Prices would go down, subscribers would go up, and channels nobody cares about would die on the vine - as they should.

[@dlewis9760]

August 2020 when they went from 50 to 65 a month was when I gave up. I already wasn't watching much and it made no sense to pay more to not watch much.

[@traedunn3622]

That would be too easy

[@Fruit17-ip4vl]

I agree. It went from $72.99 to $82.99. I wish I could pick my own personal channels. A lot of fluff is on. I got Frndly TV for Life Time and MeTV. That price is $8.79. Next, you have to pay for Wi-Fi. It is well over $100 dollars! That price is no different from the cable price I used to have! Greed!

[@kadickerss]

KZbin TV resembles a cable TV provider from a customer POV. They keep jacking up the price and I only watch a quarter of their offered channels.

[@LawWonderTV9]

Looks like Neal Mohan turned KZbin TV into Concast 2.0! And yes, that was a direct insult towards both Comcast and KZbin.

[@steveville54]

Why do you keep throwing away your $$$ on KZbin TV? 📺

[@sdmagic]

@@steveville54 I can answer that for my family. First, we're not throwing away any money. We're paying for services we desire. We subscribe to KZbin TV for: -- Sports: F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, & NHRA racing, MLB, NBA, & NFL -- Local channels which brings us local news and the major networks -- Minor networks (AMC, BBC America, Syfy, TBS, TNT, etc.) The only way we can get all that is with KZbin TV or Hulu + Live TV. We chose KZbin TV.

[@kadickerss]

Tell me when Venu is up. I'll switch.

[@SFBenjaminK]

i have You Tube TV since i cut the cord back in 2017..freakin LOOVIN it & gets better an better .. piss on the rest of those Kamel jockey ones, they have less channels, locals & sports ,then so they cheaper, so DUH!

[@frankmoyer4519]

They are all jacking up their prices not just KZbintv

[@ednecker4525]

why do you think they are failing ? because they think they are worth more they are not !!!!

[@djaqueef4008]

I'm jacking something

[@bettyeverett8089]

Merry Christmas Luke. This is even more incentive to not invest in KZbin TV and fubo. I get that they are looking to increase their revenue, but I will not be their customer. My TV antenna still works and will continue to use it. Thanks for sharing.🎄🧑‍🎄

[@Forest77Wood]

Unless you like watching old reruns, black and white TV and more recent programs from 1990's and early 2000"s Over the air TV may not be option that satisfies all viewers. You may be able to pick up some networks like Fox but many stations switched their frequency making it harder to pick up with indoor antenna

[@BrianKliewer]

KZbin TV is a bait and switcher. We signed up when they had our RSN. Then they dumped NESN, and we dumped KZbin TV. They just became a copy of cable tv, shoving the same garbage down our throats.

[@dlewis9760]

And with the price increases they are closing in to the price of TV with say Comcast or Spectrum TV if those are your internet provider.. I have city owned Gas + Electric fiber. So, I had to have something if I wanted channels. I went with YT TV until August 2020 when it went to 65 a month.

[@writerpatrick]

The stations want KZbin to be classified as a cable company because then they're subject to the same carriage rules and payment as cable companies. And many cable companies are dropping their service in favour of KZbin TV.

[@Fruit17-ip4vl]

You are right writerpatrick!

[@tubewatcher155]

When KZbin TV and Hulu live TV and all those others start getting their prices to where they're all over $100, and they will eventually, then I think they should no longer be allowed to compare themselves to cable assuming cable is still even around at this point.

[@DerekEvans1013]

If you have multiple add ons the price is well over $100

[@TheCaseyCunningham]

My dad was looking for a new TV, and I specifically told him not to buy a Roku TV over not agreeing to the Terms of Service bricking your TV. So he didn’t buy one.

[@MrKirbbdogg]

The best part about KZbin tv is not buying into KZbin tv.

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

I have a roku but never got that tos screen everyone talks about. I guess it could be that I have the roku 2 but it still receives updates.

[@djaqueef4008]

Toss salad!

[@brandon9715]

This is exactly what I predicted when live streaming cable channels first came out. Broadcasters are so greedy that they will kill it.

[@djaqueef4008]

When I came out, I predicted that my Dad was going to slap me. I wasn't wrong!

[@johncosgrove2738]

We need Less Regulations. Local stations are not worth the additional fees that require negotiating will mean Higher prices. If we need local news or weather, it's online FREE !! If it's network content, we can subscribe to the network we want directly.

[@kensmith5694]

Without regulation, you may have to pay for the local news and weather. Nothing says it has to be free.

[@Upracefan]

Network channels shouldn't get anything from the streaming or cable companies, as the channels are free if you use an ota antenna. Their revenue for ads is based off viewers, therefore more viewers they get more revenue.

[@rosecook1620]

Merry Christmas have a wonderful day!❤️🌹

[@aidan9563]

Merry Christmas to the goat of cord cutting videos🎄

[@djaqueef4008]

I love it when Luke says back door. Reminds me of my time I spent in jail. I love it from behind. Peacock! Cock-a-doodle-doo!

[@DerekEvans1013]

Merry Christmas everybody, Merry Christmas everyone!

[@stevena2230]

Merry Christmas Luke to you and your family! Thank you for all you do to keep us informed about cord cutting.

[@MrKirbbdogg]

Yeah they want to do that because also for censorship

[@ednecker4525]

You Tube is the bigest censorship people on earth dump them

[@Chas_Reno]

I thought you were doing a BLOOPED tube every time you broadcast!

[@robeyreed2499]

That's why you should get a "Roku" device, not a "Roku" TV. That's why you should not get anything that bundles your TV with a device

[@sdmagic]

Yup. The same with Fire TVs. But it's becoming increasingly more difficult to find a not-smart TV. Just go with it and use it until it breaks or doesn't keep up, then buy and use a separate streaming device.

[@marnie8930]

Your right, roku is the best , plenty of FREE TV , my choice

[@JohnnyReno71]

I have a smart Sony TV but still bought me a Roku as well as a fire stick ( wanted to try it out). Not a fan love the Roku stick better.

[@deniseg8312]

What??? I have Roku devices and TCL Roku TVs from 2016 & 2018. Same content, good performance, regular updates.

[@robeyreed2499]

@deniseg8312 If you disagree with Roku term of service, they will disable your TV. If you have a device, you can use your TV and another brand of streaming device.

[@michaeldavis8382]

I think the local affiliates do not realize they are nothing without the big four networks. The programming and sports they bring to the local broadcasters are why they make enough money to exist. They still get their ad dollars for most of their programming hours. Ultimately the big four will just broadcast their shows at the same time as they now do ota. Then the affiliates will have nothing

[@nancyclifford6491]

Merry Christmas to all.

[@jonjon0718]

Thank you for finally showing the Fubo TV app on your TV app back screen! 🎉. Fubo is now getting the respect that it deserves. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄.

[@vinniecounterman4359]

I NOTICE prime is charging TV old series ,like, In plain sight What going on? I wanted a Christmas cartoon,and I had to pay. My prime is from Amazon delivery. I just go to another Co. And find it for free.

[@kngrfdegj5940]

i've noticed that too. some streaming services charge for the same content that some services have for free. you have to search across multiple apps for everything. it's a mess.

[@dianne8340]

Amazon Prime is probably charging for more content because they promised employees free Amazon Prime membership starting in January 2025. This was announced six months ago. The devil is in the details about free prime. I knew there would be a catch to anything that is offered for free. So far, I have not heard anything else about the free prime for Amazon associates.

[@Silverface1987]

Merry Christmas Everyone…God bless and the soon free Canada.

[@robertmueller2023]

The entire country will be very proud.

[@williambeck8330]

Now to expensive and doomed. Never paying cable prices again.

[@MickF04]

While it is easy to blame the TV services for the higher costs (first cable TV, now premium live TV streaming), much of this is being directed by the channels and content providers themselves. You want one particular channel? Well, guess what? You must pay for a bunch of their other channels. They are not going to allow al a carte TV unless viewers are willing to pay a high price for just that one channel. Cheap al a carte TV is now a delusion. I wish it weren't the case.

[@boogiedownnyc]

youtube tv was the goat until the price increases. very sad indeed

[@joanellis9995]

Merry Christmas! Love your jacket! 🥰🙏

[@helpful5539]

Yes i know there are some infrastructure costs, but so much of it is already in and can't be huge to maintain. I see cable/fibre as the best way to send content. Think wired, no net to count on. Remember when we had wired phones? They worked, just pick up the receiver. But for some reason the cable companies don't want to compete. So we are being pushed to net tv. Not the best way to send content.

[@rosepaul9681]

Thank you for the news and love your festive jacket.

[@MotownBatman]

Merry Christmas & Good Morning!

[@southernbelle5573]

As far as Roku, that didn't happen to me.

[@BartlettTFD]

🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE 🎁 Cord Cutter News continues to be an excellent source of information about an industry that is in never ending turmoil ‼️

[@bohemiantech9110]

I think it would be a lot more logical for the cable companies to negotiate under the same rules as the streaming services. And ALL cable companies and streaming services should be able to offer a lower priced tier without the locals. Yeah, I know, I'm dreaming.

[@sdmagic]

You actually are not dreaming. Lower priced services that don't include locals (and the major networks they bring along) already exist: -- Philo -- frndly

[@bohemiantech9110]

​@@sdmagic yeah, but they're also missing a few other channels I want (I'm a news junkie).

[@joshuagraceii]

all this time I thought that background was some fancy digital projection

[@djaqueef4008]

You should see what goes on in the background at my house. It's certainly not digital, but it does project if you know what I mean!

[@stage6fan475]

Why does it seem our entertainment is run by the greediest people on earth?

[@kensmith5694]

it seems that way because it is true. I hope this helps.

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

I use T -mobile internet together with my phone together with Roku, who needs cable ? 😮

[@bmerritt7092]

Happy Wednesday and Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@rkmklz7562]

All Network TV...needs to broadcast live on their website... you should not need cable or antenna to get TV 😮

[@Silverface1987]

Nice touch with your shirt… my favorite shirt is the “Wet Bandits”🤣… well, it makes my grandson smile.✌🏽

[@rkmklz7562]

My TV did not turn off the Vizio home page when I tried to Go to antenna TV.... kept saying you are not connected to the network... Then I turned it off and it came back on 😮...B S

[@dozn1111]

Great video lol

[@airsicklowlander7756]

As soon as I saw rumors that Roku was going to start pulling TOS shenanigans, I disabled WiFi on my tv. My Roku tv now only exists to serve my Xbox.

[@djaqueef4008]

There are rumors that some like to TOSS around, like salad

[@JS-eu1co]

Direct TV Stream and Hulu Live TV, should count as cable

[@djaqueef4008]

Sometimes I get drunk and try to direct my stream off my balcony on to parked cars!

[@brandonsmith1198]

I wanna say merry Christmas to you like I really enjoy your outfit and I really like the one where you announce what’s new on Disney+ red box sharing down and my other last one about Tubi

[@ambreewilliams6585]

Merry Christmas Luke! Love the jacket!!! 🎄🎄🎄

[@rkmklz7562]

Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄ to all at cord cutters News

[@AnthonyGenualdi]

It's Christmas everywhere!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Didn't take long.

[@DjSportsGirl86]

Merry Christmas,Luke

[@southernbelle5573]

I have been saying that this was coming.

[@djaqueef4008]

I knew I was coming as soon as I saw Luke and that fabulous jacket he had on!

[@bryantwalley]

Distributors. Stop paying for content. It’s a dumb as paying a hitchhiker to give them a ride. Stop. Providers are double dipping by charging advertisers and distributors. Distributors need to just cut them off and let them figure it out the hard way. It will suck for a bit but it will correct itself when the advertisers realize they are not getting out.

[@tdadp]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@JimBailey]

Merry Christmas. :)

[@lukelange762]

Nice shirt merry Xmas Bflo n.y❤❤

[@dwildstar23]

Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄

[@robertmueller2023]

"Phonehacking TV," DoJ?

[@joerusso1183]

Merry Christmas everyone.

[@kimharris4338]

Love the blazer, lol

[@drcat1313]

Nooooooooo not a Christmas clip show

[@djaqueef4008]

but he looks so hot in that jacket!

[@DannySpencer-h6g]

Merry Christmas

[@bethannsimmons7336]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@bartswavely277]

WITHOUT CABLE I HAVE NO CLEAR WATHABLECABLE TV OR WIFI SO CAN EVEN USE A COMPUTER IN MY HOME OR WATCH TV ON NORMAL TV-----I WILL NOT USE SMARTPHONE AS MY COMPUTER DATA SERVICE.

[@wxman2003]

If local networks want that, then the FCC should require them to adopt ATSC 3.0 within 5 years. No longer voluntary.

[@kensmith5694]

No, the DRM and encryption makes ATSC-3 a non-starter. It makes a nonsense of "the public's air waves". Anyone who wants to encrypt should lose their spectrum allocation and be forced to only stream

[@dlewis9760]

You mean the 3.0 where you have to have a internet connection to watch via antenna? Nah, I'm good. KZbinr Lontv for more info on that.

[@kensmith5694]

@@dlewis9760 I completely agree. ATSC-3 has been made into a disaster. I expect in the long term, the FCC will take away the rest of the TV spectrum because nobody is watching. The reason nobody will be watching will be because you have to subscribe to get the decryption keys. On that happy note, I will wish you the seasons best

[@El_chero]

I got tired. Just plain add free for a fee or free ad support apps. Antena for little lib e tv I watch … pluto and Roku tv is all I need

[@TC-hl1ws]

Hopefully 300K Subscriptions are under your Christmas Tree. 🎄🎅

[@djaqueef4008]

I would love to be under Luke, that jacket looks fabulous on him!

[@TeamYonny]

Cord Cutters BLOOPERS! 😅😅😅

[@aarondanforth2232]

Merry Christmas 2024, Even though I hate Cable TV & Never will Pay for It. Happy with every TV Show on Discs.... Because there going to Charge to watch future Antenna TV, I haven't used a TV for over 3 years now.

[@alanvallazza9781]

Another TV provider closes and tells you to go to another TV provider name KZbin TV. Cable 2.0.

[@deniseg8312]

The Roku change in agreement didn't bother me at all. Seems like a shift to arbitration. As a longtime mediator, I didn't have a problem clicking ok.

[@okiemudmantoday5308]

Roku’s change of service ensured I will never purchase another Roku product.

[@tkonzl6059]

I expect the big broadcast networks to begin to negatively influence OTA TV in 2025 so they can control and profit from it.

[@frankmoyer4519]

Stop complaining about the local channels. That’s not what is jacking prices up, it’s plain greed . Plus when most channels went digital it was much harder to receive them over air. The whole thing is a mess.

[@michaeldavisnj88]

For me this still means no local Yankee games on KZbin TV unless it's on FS1 or ESPN. So KZbin TV better work something out with the local sports cable channels or I'm not using them again beyond that 7-day trial I had with them on June 2023.

[@kngrfdegj5940]

idk about the money issues but the fcc having some control over streaming could be a good thing

[@kensmith5694]

Then the question is "Who controls the FCC"

[@kngrfdegj5940]

@kensmith5694 5 commissioners appointed by the President and overseen by Congress

[@kensmith5694]

@@kngrfdegj5940 That is just who they are and not really who controls them. If you look at their actions you will see that they are not in the public's interest as they are supposed to be. They act in corporate interests. ****** Best of the season to yo

[@KenDillman0612]

Im waiting for Prime video to become a separate service. Then I'll only watch KZbin videos snd OTA.

[@jackiechun6540]

is what Roku's doing even legal? they are intentionally bricking a device you purchased

[@tetuone11]

Yes, because you allow it when you first set up a Roku device out of the box. All that fine print you skip over so you can activate it. Take the time to actually read it. You will be surprised at what it says. Take care and Happy Holliday's everyone!

[@mstcrow5429]

Never buying a Roku TV, but the only time I'd have a TV connected to the Internet would be for a firmware update.

[@kensmith5694]

I wouldn't even do a firmware upgrade. My coal fired TV is working fine for me thanks to the converter box. When that stops working I see no need for a TV. For less money, I can get a computer and monitor for that location.

[@djaqueef4008]

Oh I love it firm and updated!

[@robertmueller2023]

Why don't they all star in a prison/waterboarding show?

[@gregcrowder7809]

Merry Christmas

[@markbrown3374]

Merry Christmas

[@dozn1111]

Merry Christmas