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If they (or someone else) had just a locals package with ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CW, and PBS for a reasonable price, I'd consider it, but that doesn't seem to be a thing anyone wants to sell me. I get by with my antenna, HD Homerun, and Channels DVR, but it would be nice to have another option.

YouTube TV to Offer Pared-Down, Lower-Priced Channel Bundles The new packages will allow more customization for viewers, but add to a crowded slate of streaming options...

Well, there are a variety of ways, but one is for the infected streaming box to scan the other devices on your network, such as personal computers or mobile devices, and infect them with various forms of malware, viruses, etc. in order to steal information through capturing your banking and...

A look at the investors may provide some indication as to why this is getting so much attention. https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-skydance-warner-bros-hostile-takeover-bid-f03c6f3f?st=Xp6Mpj&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

You don't actually need tires since you can walk or ride a horse to go anywhere. Antitrust has no test for whether the market segment is one that is "needed" or not.

I never saw unskippable promos on AppleTV 4K, but enough people were complaining about it, I confirmed the behavior on my Roku Ultra. I suspect it was either an A-B test to see if people complained about it, or it was an accidental change made only to certain code-bases that was then fixed with...

A variety of tech sites have found some of these "piracy" streaming boxes to be full of malware out of the box that you wouldn't want on your home network. e.g. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/thousands-of-android-tv-boxes-infected-with-dangerous-malware-linked-to-fraud

I find this is typical of other "ad-free" service plans from AppleTV, Peacock, Disney+, etc. Seems pretty consistent across the industry that promos for other content on a given platform are not considered ads, despite what customers may think.

https://www.theverge.com/news/824017/disney-sling-tv-cable-passes-block-denied

Whew! Now I don't need to do this.

Yeah, but to a lot of people, not as easy as familiar as a "cable" package. They are paying for that perceived convenience.

I guess I'll be helping my mom sign up for ESPN Unlimited this weekend then.

Well, you might be able to copy them to another drive, but I doubt you could do anything with them once they are there.

Sports and "news." Given the betting scandals, perhaps that should be "sports" and "news." ;)

Well, the problem for the media companies is that piracy becomes a much more attractive option when the prices get too high. Indeed, piracy rates have been steadily increasing after years of low numbers due to affordable streaming options (at the time). I personally don't like the idea of...