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[D24OHA]

Yup

I can't believe we all wanted to kill cable buy now we all miss it.

I can understand wanting to kill cable the way it was, most people didn't like the idea of paying $80 - $100/mo and getting channels like Great Outdoors, Headline News, CSpan...etc

Not realizing that being able to bundle the "garbage" channels with the heavyweights helped keep the prices down....(then good ole greed came into play)

Now ESPN, HBO, etc want more of the monthly pot, cable operators need to payout executive bonuses so monthly fees have gone up.....

my cable bill was an introductory rate of $60/month after that year it climbed slowly but surely until it reached $150/mo, just for TV.....

Cinsumers are shocked, "WHY is it so damn expensive?!"

So you think well I'll sign up for this streaming service ($17.99), wow there's this one too ( $15.99), oh and look at this one ($12.99), so on and so forth, now you're on 5,6,7,8 different streaming platforms. You cut cable but you're only saving like $3/month and you still can't find anything to watch consistently..... make it make sense......

This whole paradigm will be vastly different in 2033, it has to

 

[playahaitian]

I can understand wanting to kill cable the way it was, most people didn't like the idea of paying $80 - $100/mo and getting channels like Great Outdoors, Headline News, CSpan...etc

Not realizing that being able to bundle the "garbage" channels with the heavyweights helped keep the prices down....(then good ole greed came into play)

Now ESPN, HBO, etc want more of the monthly pot, cable operators need to payout executive bonuses so monthly fees have gone up.....

my cable bill was an introductory rate of $60/month after that year it climbed slowly but surely until it reached $150/mo, just for TV.....

Cinsumers are shocked, "WHY is it so damn expensive?!"

So you think well I'll sign up for this streaming service ($17.99), wow there's this one too ( $15.99), oh and look at this one ($12.99), so on and so forth, now you're on 5,6,7,8 different streaming platforms. You cut cable but you're only saving like $3/month and you still can't find anything to watch consistently..... make it make sense......

This whole paradigm will be vastly different in 2033, it has to

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[gene cisco]

Yup

I can't believe we all wanted to kill cable buy now we all miss it.

I'm an elitist I guess. Killed cable 09/10 and Netflix probably 17. Cut the cord then ditched the side bitch(streaming). From someone who always seems to be a step ahead, streaming as is can't keep going like it's going. Shit will change.

 

[playahaitian]

Roku fans just got 350 new, free streaming channels thanks to TCL

TCL's new Roku app delivers an unexpected free gift

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Roku fans just got 350 new, free streaming channels thanks to TCL​

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By Carrie Marshall
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TCL's new Roku app delivers an unexpected free gift

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TCL has just delivered a big present to Roku devices and TCL TVs that use the Roku OS. It's replacing the existing TCL app with a brand-new app called TCLtv Plus that will give you access to more than 350 ad-supported streaming channels.

The new TCLtv Plus app is available now in the US, but those in the UK and Australia may have to wait a bit longer as no confirmation about a global rollout has yet been announced. We'll update this story if this changes, though.

The new app is a big upgrade for a lot of people: TCL has been collaborating with Roku for over a decade now, so there are millions of TVs, including some of the best TVs we've tested, out there running the Roku OS. According to Mark Zhang, president of TCL North America: "Our partnership with Roku firmly establishes TCLtv Plus as a powerful force in the streaming ecosystem."
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So, what can you watch? As with other FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) offerings the channels here are grouped by categories: TCL Holiday, Local News, True Crime, Lifestyle & Reality and so on. And there's quite the mix, with available channels including old favorites such as Court TV, Ice Road Truckers, Deal or No Deal, Saturday Night Live and Murder She Wrote.

What's on TCLtv Plus​

One of the more interesting things about TCLtv Plus is its TCLtv Plus Studio, which is led by "former production executives and producers from major studios and networks".

Launched in April of this year, the studio will produce its own shows, relying heavily on AI tools such as Midjourney, and its first production – "the world's first fully AI-generated film" – Next Stop Paris, was widely mocked as soon as its trailer was put online. You can judge for yourself: the trailer is embedded above.
The studio's first sci-fi short, Message in a Bot, will be streaming next week from July 22, 2024 or you can check it out on YouTube now.

 

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[playahaitian]

Hidden TV perk unlocks seven new Roku and Fire Stick channels

ROKU and Amazon Fire TV Stick users can unlock even more free content including seven new channels. One free app unlocks access to hundreds of titles you can watch anytime. Pluto TV, one of the old…

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