3 More Streaming Services Are Shutting Down

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Today in Cord Cutting Today for July 12, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: 3 More Streaming Services Are Shutting Down.
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@CordCuttersNews Ай бұрын

3 Free Ad-Supported Streaming Services, Including Crackle, Are Shutting Down cordcuttersnews.com/3-free-ad-supported-streaming-services-including-crackle-are-shutting-down/ Report: NBA Agrees to New Media-Rights Deal, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, NBC & Peacock to Stream cordcuttersnews.com/report-nba-agrees-to-new-media-rights-deal-espn-amazon-prime-video-nbc-peacock-to-stream/ Future Today Supercharges Fawesome’s Free Streaming with New Licensed Content from Major Studios cordcuttersnews.com/future-today-supercharges-fawesomes-free-streaming-with-new-licensed-content-from-major-studios/ Roku Continues to Dominate Cord Cutting with Over 67% of Cord Cutters Using Roku Players & Roku TVs cordcuttersnews.com/roku-continues-to-dominate-cord-cutting-with-over-67-of-cord-cutters-using-roku-players-roku-tvs/ Redbox Will Shutdown DVD Rentals & Its Streaming Service As Will Crackle cordcuttersnews.com/redbox-will-shutdown-dvd-rentals-its-streaming-service-as-will-crackle/

@albert_ponce Ай бұрын

Too many free streaming services that offer basically the same channels is crazy and killing each other out

@juliothom2408 Ай бұрын

Smart TVs don’t update as often as the boxes do. They go obsolete faster. It’s why I prefer the boxes over the apps on the TV.

@allenmobley8444 Ай бұрын

Likewise and the chips are more powerful thus allowing for longer updates.

@CommodoreFan64 Ай бұрын

100% I have one 50 inch 1080p Samsung TV in my den as a 2nd tv I got in 09, and I've upgraded the Roku/Chromecast on it at least 7, or 8 times since no way a smart TV is gonna last this long without being obsolete, and needing a box plugged into it anyways

@kenyattaclay7666 Ай бұрын

That’s only true if you aren’t buying a Fire, Roku or Google TV which is what he means by smart TVs. If you are getting a Samsung, Sony or LG running their own OS then yes you’re correct.

@crosslink1493 Ай бұрын

I've got a Vizio SMART TV that's been kept up-to-date by the company, but I'm not sure if that will continue going forward since Walmart bought them out. Vizio did have their own streaming service (Watchfree TV) but it appears to be lagging in on demand content (and updated content) versus free apps like Tubi or PlutoTV, but the live TV content seems to still be maintained.

@paulm6646 Ай бұрын

100%

@zonger420 Ай бұрын

Crackle went from alot to watch to stuff I wouldn't watch if it was the last thing to watching left. I can see why it is shutting down.

@BoltRM Ай бұрын

Yeah, limited & uninteresting content

@nickperkins8477 Ай бұрын

@@zonger420 yep 👍

@DerekEvans1013 Ай бұрын

It still had some classic shows on it that I loved that I'll have to find elsewhere now. I tried to watch some of it yesterday and it kept crashing so I just said to hell with it and deleted the app. Hopefully they'll sell off Redbox and save it from a dying fate.

@lte6983 Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s kinda sad. Crackle had decent originals at one point but they basically abandoned it

@kenyattaclay7666 Ай бұрын

I feel like the one major drawback of most of the free add supported services is that so much of the content is the same. For example, Film Rise had sold their library to pretty much everyone so it doesn’t really matter which service you watch. At that point it comes down to UI and whatever exclusive content they might have.

@Forest77Wood Ай бұрын

From what I remember about Crackle and Popcorn Flix is they have large number of breaks and ads with similar content. I do believe most people watch Pluto TV, Tubi and Roku for ad supported services

@scoobydooami2 Ай бұрын

I think the biggest one is that Netflix/Amazon/Disney and the others now get both paid subscriptions AND ads. We're talking like $7.99/mo + ads. How is a completely free ad supported service supposed to compete with that? That is deliberate by the big ones that are returning us to cable. They are cannibalizing the truly free services.

@MrPir84free Ай бұрын

Poor old me am still using my non-smart TV from circa 2007. Used to use a Nvidia Shield with it, now it sports a mini-PC. KZfaq is far better without pesky ads.

@Life_is_butta_dream Ай бұрын

17 year old TV? Is it like a safe in size and weight?

@MachE_Mutt Ай бұрын

All of our TVs are smart but we still use Roku on each one because it is a consistent interface with both the remote and the app. We are not willing to deal with all of the variability each different TV brand introduces.

@faepage5157 Ай бұрын

EXACTLY! My thoughts as well.

@redstickham6394 Ай бұрын

I know what you mean. Our Samsung smart TV quit on us and we replaced it with a Phillips that has built in GoogleTV. It's taking some getting adjusted to. We still use our Roku devices on all of our TVs for the reasons you mention.

@Adam-je2cp Ай бұрын

Why roku? I bought the apple 4k since roku had that major data breach and forced people to agree to new tos

@tomm7505 Ай бұрын

Same here for our main TV. It's an older Sony smart TV and the app to get to KZfaqTV froze up and stopped working. We were casually looking for a new TV when the rep at BestBuy suggested just getting a Roku stick since there was nothing else wrong with our TV. We did and the Roku stick works great. Instead of spending over $1,000 on an new TV we spent $39 for a Roku stick.

@MachE_Mutt Ай бұрын

@@Adam-je2cp Glad Apple TV works for you. I'm strictly Android. We tried FireStick as well and preferred the interface and performance of Roku. After the Equifax hack I don't worry about minor hacks like Roku. Likewise, Terms & Conditions are all irrelevant until we get EU level privacy laws which will never happen in the US.

@gusmonster59 Ай бұрын

I've never heard of any of them except Red Box. I notice that a lot of these stream the same shows/movies, some charge to watch those shows/movies. Why would I pay to watch 'White Christmas' when I can watch it for free in 5 other places? No wonder these services shut down.

@tranz2deep 27 күн бұрын

I knew of Crackle, as well. I daresay that the glut being so great that people literally don't know all the services out there underscores CCN's point here.

@DerekEvans1013 Ай бұрын

This was a great blooper of a bleeper filled episode lol! That TV just didn't wanna cooperate with you lol!!

@Jaybroney Ай бұрын

happy birthday, Jessica! I think the bloopers are OK, because it makes the show seem more personal and it feels like a light broadcast so no problem.

@elcaballeronyc Ай бұрын

Actually as TVs last longer and longer the need for a separate streaming device becomes more necessary. Unless smart TV manufacturers suddenly decide to start extending support and updates to their TVs beyond the year or two that is currently the typical time frame that most manufacturers tend to provide support for smart TV

@bendunaway8296 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday to your wife. Treat that lady right Luke!

@davidhgbp6917 Ай бұрын

Happy birthday Jessica! Have a good weekend Luke. Thanks for all that you do

@shackdaddy7106 Ай бұрын

The NBA leaving TNT is a lose lose. TNT is losing the most important part of its sports programming. the NBA is losing the best pregame show and post game show in the history of sports. And because of that NBA fans are going to lose also.

@bgill1523 Ай бұрын

I quit watching TNT games this season because of the annoying bs that inside the NBA has become.

@cherylengan8574 Ай бұрын

I really like some of the free apps like crackle gold classic shows. Some you don’t see anymore. (Like cheesey old movies that most channels don’t touch. Old series that were enjoyed growing up and such)

@stargazer0728 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I just happened to come across this video while scrolling through YT. I cut the cord a few years ago and went to Roku. Both of my t.v.s are Roku smart tvs. I haven't watched Crackle in a while. It was once a favorite of mine. Sorry to see it go, but with so many options out there I hardly ever watched it anymore. Happy Birthday to your wife Jessica. Hope she has a wonderful day.

@sffan42 Ай бұрын

The Redbox machine closest to my home is already shut down

@DerekEvans1013 Ай бұрын

Damn, that sucks. I hate to see this happening

@JasonC32935 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Jessica.

@seanskiu2b Ай бұрын

Happy birthday, Mrs. Cord Cutting News

@wendyw4023 Ай бұрын

I have a smart TV in my bedroom and I hate it. It takes forever to load. My son bought me a new AppleTV for the Living room TV, and I moved the old Apple TV to the bedroom. Using the AppleTV on that smart TV gives me immediate access to all my apps & my Tablo. Even the quality of the picture is better. Happy Belated Birthday to your wife.

@franklinrobinson Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday, Jessica I dropped Crackle last year to open up more space on my Fire Stick. It seemed repetitive to other apps I had loaded.

@CarieAlbers Ай бұрын

I love bloopers. Happy birthday, Jessica! 🎉 🎂 🥮

@hughwolfe1176 Ай бұрын

Personally there needs to be a streaming service specifically for the LBGT crowd. I’m really growing tired of turning on a movie only to be disgusted by a couple of guys making out, two women trying to be lovers, etc… If your into this lifestyle more power to you, but I don’t want to see it.

@mjg1544 Ай бұрын

Won’t happen. The narcissists love shoving their degenerate lifestyle into your face and then calling you a homephobe and the latest “ist” for not being a part of it.

@mjg1544 Ай бұрын

Won’t happen. The narcissists love shoving their degenerate lifestyle into your face and then calling you a homephobe and the latest “ist” for not being a part of it.

@mjg1544 Ай бұрын

Won’t happen. The narcissists love shoving their degenerate lifestyle into your face and then calling you a homephobe and the latest “ist” for not being a part of it.

@mkphilly Ай бұрын

So don't subscribe to it, a**h***!! Seems ur a little hung up on it.... 🙄🧐

@drsusieg Ай бұрын

Me, too! We spend nearly an hour looking and nothing. We just go back to our favorites and watch them over again.

@zacharylee1995 Ай бұрын

This is exactly why physical media is so much Better than streaming services 😭

@markwagner1997 Ай бұрын

What is? A few free services are going away and a couple more are starting up...

@nickk6645 29 күн бұрын

Oh man I love storing and loading in low quality DVDs to watch my favorite shows (said no one ever). Better to have digital copies

@TimmyTOnTheFly 21 күн бұрын

⁠@@nickk6645actually a lot of people are because companies are losing the licenses and you can lose your digital copy. It’s not good to have digital copies. Physical is better and that’s why me and most people do it 🤡🤡🤷🏽‍♂️💯

@WizardOfWor 21 күн бұрын

@@nickk6645 Hello? Blu-Ray discs & 4K Blu-Ray discs of shows & movies exists.

@spectrexr1 9 күн бұрын

@@nickk6645 Blu Ray is better . And tell digital is better to all the people that bought all that Discovery content. That they had erased from their libraries or the people that bought shows on FUNimation that was also gone. Digital definitely isn't better. More convenient. Doesn't mean better when they can take what you allegedly own.

@RedSoxFanatic4Life Ай бұрын

Streaming services and professional sports leagues are overestimating how much most of us care about watching games that don’t include our favorite teams. I’m not adding a new paid streaming service solely because they add more sports. If it means I miss a handful of games I’d otherwise watch then so be it.

@motecasa 18 күн бұрын

Crackle introduced me to the old godzilla and mothra films. Sad to see it go

@drsysop Ай бұрын

Rent all the Redbox DVDs now before they close it & keep them.

@gillatte Ай бұрын

Your awesome 👍 keep the bloopers in!!!!! Happy birthday Jessica!!!!!

@ejc1956 Ай бұрын

My smart tv is a two year old Hisense with the VIDAA os which doesn’t have all the apps I want or need, that’s why I use a Roku streaming device

@juanjalar3234 Ай бұрын

I watched Crackle when it still had Seinfeld’s show. He did funny side videos where he would meet with a Crackle executive. However, Crackle had an annoying UI then where they would play a show in the background until I selected another show to watch. Once Seinfeld left, that UI caused me to not go back for a long time. When I again recently visited the UI was corrected, but they had no content that I was interested in.

@july8xx 23 күн бұрын

The You Tube TV UI is the most annoying, it will continue to play a show and takes four to five moves to get it not to play. It is so annoying that I no longer subscribe. You Tube it self also has such an annoying “feature” of continuing to play a video. I watch a number of shows in an I pad and You Tube kept using a survey asking “how do you like the continue watching feature?” They gave two choices “I love it / I don’t know what it is.” Indicating to me their programmers are tying to protect their jobs or their brains have turned to mush.

@leeroller193 Ай бұрын

My voice remote Pro tried to obey every time you said the word Roku. And apparently so did yours. I ended up having to switch it off for the rest of the video.😂

@craigpalme603 Ай бұрын

The problem I see with the streaming services is redundant channels. You only need freevee, Pluto and Tubi. The rest are just the same. Same with the Roku channel. Add Pluto and Tubi and you're covered so you don't need anything else.

@brianerock Ай бұрын

The bloopers are short and okay; don’t worry about them. Happy Birthday, Jessica!

@advlandvideo Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday, Jessica. Thank you. I started with 1 Roku player. Now I have 3 Roku TVs. Probably about 10 years old at this point.

@RJDA.Dakota Ай бұрын

I have a Roku and a few Firesticks. For some reason my Fire TV units seem to age more quickly than the Roku. Seems like Fire TV programmes it’s units for self obsolescence. 🤔

@Adam-je2cp Ай бұрын

So you agreed not to join a class action lawsuit huh

@nickperkins8477 Ай бұрын

There’s a Redbox in my town at Walgreens

@electronron1 Ай бұрын

When I got a larger TV it came with Roku. I have other TV's that I added a fire stick to including an old rear projection TV that I had to add a HDMI to RCA converter to. To anyone thinking of using one of these converters, they come in HDMI to RCA and RCA to HDMI make sure to get the right one.

@astrojohnny70 Ай бұрын

I use a smart TV for most of my streaming apps but some like paramount+ are SO slow on TV's so I us a fire stick much faster. Also love the bloopers and happy birthday to you wife 🎉

@cherylengan8574 Ай бұрын

Happy birthday to your wife. Hope she had a good day. Just discovered your channel. Love it. Thank you. 😊

@lonster3000 Ай бұрын

I will never replace my Apple TV for a Roku. I don’t need ads plastered all over my Home Screen. I don’t need Roku spying on me, monetizing my ads. Their interface is ugly and too restricted. I’ve tried all the different options, always come back to the Apple TV.

@wade196840 Ай бұрын

Apple does the same thing Roku does all streaming devices do the same things.

@lonster3000 27 күн бұрын

@@wade196840 you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. There are no ads on the Apple Home Screen. Apple forces apps to give you the option to not track what you do in other apps.

@mammaduck3863 Ай бұрын

How long do you think it will be before Tubi and Pluto offer a paid version as well as a free version like Hulu used to have?

@user-rt9zq8rs9k 28 күн бұрын

sssshhhhh

@LSOK38 27 күн бұрын

Pluto has a paid version . It's called Paramount +!

@jabareo Ай бұрын

Happy birthday Jessica!

@tboatrig Ай бұрын

I believe the market should be 3 or 4 major players each with a free add supported service like Pluto, or tubi, and an affordable paid service where the new content goes like Netflix was 4 or 5 price hikes ago. Plus maybe 2 premium independent options like HBO, and 3 or 4 other low cost independent niche offerings.

@QueenoftheBlackCoast Ай бұрын

That's probably what it will end up as. In spite of those physical media fanboys saying streaming is dead on YT. They're just trying to get clicks, I guess.

@tboatrig Ай бұрын

@@QueenoftheBlackCoast I'm kinda a physical media fan myself. I just wish we'd move on to better media from discs. For me streaming isn't the problem. Pulling out an old movie for it only to have disc rot, be all scratched up, or putting a game in and 95% of it gets pulled down from the Internet anyway is.

@davidsradioroom9678 Ай бұрын

Keep the bloopers in. They are fun to watch. Happy birthday Jesse

@timezones88 Ай бұрын

+1 for still using a streaming device despite having a Smart TV. The picture on my Hisense 4k TV is great, but the Google interface runs really poorly for some reason. I only wish they sold more “dumb” TVs that stayed snappy with a basic interface. Then you could bypass everything and just focus on the streaming device you prefer.

@DJPhilouis Ай бұрын

Have a wonderful Birthday, Jessica! Best wishes for another great year!

@robertmacabagdal9585 Ай бұрын

I have been using Roku’s since I cut cable TV in 2019.

@iancarrie7447 Ай бұрын

we have a glorious, 5 year old, 65" LG OLED tv. Picture looks great, BUT - the processor and memory are overloaded by modern apps and network speeds. So a ROKU box is in our future. This is kind of like mobile phones - now they are all pretty much standard specs. I think Smart TVs are close to the same point but not there yet. I suspect others are at the same place in the upgrade cycle.

@SuperQueenV. Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Jessica! Hope you have a wonderful birthday weekend 🎉🥳 Stay safe!

@darkguardian1314 Ай бұрын

My FireTV was doing the same thing. I have a Roku connected and usually it turns on to the Roku Home page. I was hunting for my TV remote to change the input source back. Sausage Party ad...me too....

@BertDuckwall-u7w Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday, Jessica ! All The Best !

@tomm7505 Ай бұрын

I like Pluto, Roku and Xumo. I remember Crackle but never used it. Also, I read that the Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers hockey teams are dumping Bally's and going back to regular, on air TV channels. That's a good sign.

@GigglingKat Ай бұрын

Yes, the Panthers are going with our local CW affiliate station next year. Bally was SO BAD during the playoffs.

@JV_214 Ай бұрын

I've only use Android Google products, I would never use a apple or Roku, I'm surprised Roku is number one

@jeremiahpowell3028 Ай бұрын

Happy birthday to the wife!!! Hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner

@georgeawestjr.9087 Ай бұрын

My birthday is tomorrow, 7/13/2024! 😃🥳🧁🎉🍰🎁

@app103 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info about the additional services shutting down. Now, I have even more links to remove from my free movie site. :(

@troybrooks3948 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday to your wife and I like the bloopers,it shows that smart tv is not all that smart.

@BruceRichwineJr Ай бұрын

Right now people are really price sensitive to what they purchase. Roku and Fire TV’s are so dirt cheap that people are willing to put up with a subpar experience. My so called video snob friend thinks the built in apps in his TV are just fine too. As long as it works is what most people want in this space. The more expensive Android TV boxes and Apple TV by far is a much better experience but comes with the price tag to match. If you have an iPhone I would still argue that you get an Apple TV. The Apple TV HD will be going on ten years of updates and support. It will be getting tvOS 18 in the fall.

@brinac1.6.scaledolls Ай бұрын

I tried Apple TV cause my husband wanted to watch a Tom Hanks movie that was on it. After that we unsubscribed, we didn't see anything on it we felt justified keeping it.

@NoSpamForYou Ай бұрын

@@brinac1.6.scaledolls Bruce was talking about the Apple TV streaming box, not the Apple TV+ subscription service.

@KiLLED5639 Ай бұрын

@@brinac1.6.scaledolls FYI, you're talking about Apple TV+ (the service), he's talking about Apple TV (the streaming device). And yes, you can get Apple TV+ on the Apple TV.

@AAa-qd8hb Ай бұрын

Physical Media (DVD/Blu-ray) is still King because streaming services can shutdown without warning. 🎉

@dwildstar23 Ай бұрын

Plus you can't get all the movies or TV shows. So I buy the movie or TV show series

@brinac1.6.scaledolls Ай бұрын

True, Amazon prime video still doesn't have the last season of the TV series Forever Knight not to mention amazon doesn't get or care to have all the seasons of shows they have on their website. Amazon prime video sometimes disappoints.

@STB-jh7od Ай бұрын

Agreed

@peacefulteacher Ай бұрын

I only buy what I can't stream. The list gets smaller and smaller.

@sandtoy11510 Ай бұрын

Get an antenna and read a book.

@Crusader1984 Ай бұрын

I Would never buy a smart built in TV that has fire, Google or Roku built-in always buy separate boxes because you can’t upgrade them. They’re just basically throwaway TVs that barely last five years.

@JohnPollack-em8xj Ай бұрын

I will never buy a roku player. You are limiting you to out dateed technology from 10 or 15 years ago or longer. Buying a Roku player insurers that you have to set your router to WPA2, which is less secure than WPA3 that came with WIFI-6. Roku plus series TV and Roku pro series TV come with WIFI 6.

@deniseg8312 Ай бұрын

I have a 55 " TCL Roku TV bought in 2016 still working and updating. If it stops updates, I'll add an external streaming device. No reason to toss.

@JohnPollack-em8xj Ай бұрын

@deniseg8312 My oldest TV is a Sharp Roku TV. That TV was manufactured in 2018. I don't like to hold on to electronics forever. I feel like I already got my money worth. So, if apps will not update on my TV, I will get new TV made by roku. A TV made by roku is already pretty cheap. I can upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 TV or a TV with a better screen. I am now stuck a LCD screen.

@Real_Sgt_Tom Ай бұрын

I always had the Fire TV sticks and boxes but now I love my roku TV as it has so much more compatibility and just runs faster.

@stevenray1818 Ай бұрын

Great job Luke, and Happy birthday Jessica

@brinac1.6.scaledolls Ай бұрын

No, not Chicken soup for the soul. I really like that channel. Crackle I used to watch but I haven't in a while so I won't miss it. Sorry to hear about Popcorn flix shutting down. I only use Roku, I have a fire stick but the remote no longer works so I don't use it any more. Roku is better although I don't like the fact that Roku doesn't support older roku's. I have 3 Roku TV but I don't use their features because if your tv breaks you are throwing it out with all the app information on it. I worry about hacking. Happy 🎉 Birthday Jessica!

@frankallen3634 Ай бұрын

Since I will never stream I just watch my team on local. My satellite box still gets my team. No lost signal and no buffering from using too much data. I removed the app garbage from my G3

@jimroscovius Ай бұрын

Happy birthday, Jessica!! Have a great day with Luke and the kids!! 🎊🎁🎂

@K1ZEK Ай бұрын

Happy birthday Jessica 🎉 Keep the bloopers 😅 . Have a nice lunch! Leo .

@bluegrassman3458 Ай бұрын

I use Roku, Firestick, and Samsung TV streaming.

@drfirechief8958 Ай бұрын

Stream through my computer and watch on my large TV. The graphics are great and I can have multiple accounts open on different tabs at the same time. I don't have to close one to open another. Just leave it on and open another tab. I don't have to worry about updates. You can also do other computer functions simultaneously, like search something you just saw on a show or movie or check other scores. Wireless keyboard and your good to go.

@scloftin8861 28 күн бұрын

The basic Roku is my go to unless I'm on my computer. both my ancient flatscreen and the smaller smart TV someone gave me have Roku because I can hit the three or four streaming services I have access to and I can usually find something to watch ... even if it is something I have seen a lot and it's just running as background noise to ground out the tinnitus .. Apple TV was too expensive when I looked into it originally.

@jhelotes5627 Ай бұрын

Loving ROKU after several years of use. Glad to see them finally expanding the product line with security cams. Hoping they offer higher-end wireless speakers that include upfiring and Atmos. The market is in place and is ready for premium upgrades.

@jamesstarks3676 Ай бұрын

Happy birthday Jessica.... leave in the bloopers. It makes you very relatable...

@scott2726 Ай бұрын

Very happy birthday Jessica🎉 i have a sony oled smart tv im very happy with. Several years back i bought my mom a roku for the simplicity. Thanks Luke for all you do👍

@theinsite2668 Ай бұрын

Luke what’s your device you prefer personally?

@AC6000 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Jessica!!! Unless I'm forced to, I don't think I will ever use a "Smart TV" for streaming. With more and more TV providers capturing and selling their customer's private data, holding your TV hostage forcing you to accept consumer-unfriendly Terms-of-Service agreements, and force-feeding you their own advertisements, the "Smart TV" will remain nothing more than a monitor. If needed, I can switch out a streaming player (eg. Roku box) for much less cost, and orders of magnitude less effort, than switching out a TV. I have numerous TVs in my house and exactly 0 of them have connections to a data network. I consider Smart TVs (i.e. Monitors with Streaming Players) to be much like the integrated stereo systems of old, jack of all trades, master of none. Let the TV manufacturers stick to creating higher quality TVs and let the streaming box companies revolutionize the software used to deliver the content.

@reach4thestars67 29 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Cord Cutter News, Jessica!

@garybelew7813 22 күн бұрын

More and more what used to be called low power stations are operating over the air, making streaming of ad supported stuff less and less necessary.. Since many high speed internet services still have a data limit unless people pay a large premium for unlimited, watching over the air is cheaper.

@TheGamerNerd025 Ай бұрын

Nice video as always Luke! Happy Birthday Jessica!

@albertpr41 Ай бұрын

NBC Universal (COMCAST) owns Peacock Happy Birthday to your wife,have a good time.

@MrFearDubh Ай бұрын

Happy birthday, Jessica!!! Enjoy your birthday dinner with Luke!!!

@robertschloss3874 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday 🎁 🎂 Thanks for sharing your hubby’s time here😅

@chazw3x Ай бұрын

It's interesting to note that Blockbuster went bankrupt in large part due to Redbox and Netflix.

@KathyW.. Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Jessica!

@tomdiaz2676 Ай бұрын

Love your reports, Luke. And hope wife Jessica had an awesome birthday since I watched this a few days later! What place did you guys hit?

@joshigl4582 Ай бұрын

Love the bloopers!

@anneofgreengables587 Ай бұрын

Smart TVs run out of space.

@Gmen2487 Ай бұрын

Question for Luke? What happens to the content on the free services that are gone?

@lukebouma9292 Ай бұрын

Just will be resold to other services.

@markwagner1997 Ай бұрын

I have three different brands smart TVs and a wife who hates to learn new remotes and menus. I put Google cast on all TVs so we have a common menuing system and remote. Also as other people have said the boxes update themselves more frequently than smart TVs do so they stay current and are less likely to go obsolete. Roku has one feature that to me is very unique and useful and that is the headphone jack on the remote. Great for late night listening without disturbing others.

@pookerville Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday, Jessica!

@TheLoghouseTeacher Ай бұрын

Happy birthday to Jessica!! 🥳🎵

@jeffmcentire3779 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday to Jessica. Thanks for sharing Luke with us everyday. My wife and I hope you had a great birthday dinner.

@loboneiner1034 Ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Jessica and Keep the Bloopers

@Scotty_in_Ohio Ай бұрын

Happy B-Day Jessica! and yes Luke, leave the bloopers. Perhaps when you get to 1million subs you can do some post production before you publish your videos but for now we (I at least) appreciate you "keeping it real."

@rocklynmiller9349 Ай бұрын

I really like the Chicken Soup for the Soul channel that Philo has. Am I correct in thinking Philo subscribers will lose it? And will Philo offer another in it's place. Thanks

@PopsSinging Ай бұрын

The company is going bankrupt, unless there is some sort of restructuring, a buyout or some other legal wrangling, the channel is likely going away.

@rocklynmiller9349 Ай бұрын

@@PopsSinging I figured as much.

@horizon42q Ай бұрын

My New Samsung Smart TV with the latest software has a big problem. The 3 Samsung Smart Tvs in my motorhome also has this problem. Pluto freezes, MLB Freezes. So ROKU is the way to go.

@Ontir Ай бұрын

You can, and always have been able to, cast from your iPhone/iPad to Apple TV. Relying upon a built in streaming app is a mistake. Eventually, the companies stop updating the software for the builtins, then you have to go buy a set-top.

@BurtBartlow Ай бұрын

Start collecting your own media and put it on a plex server

@a9ball1 Ай бұрын

Happy birthday Jessica! 🎁 I like the bloopers. Leave them in.

@cornbread1955 Ай бұрын

👍👍👍 Take a photo of your TV with the fire TV app on it and then take that photo put it on a thumb drive plug it in your TV and use that as a background. That goes to show your TV is always listening so if your TV is listening who else is listening? 😎☕

@caseysr.sectionhiker8372 Ай бұрын

ROKU is great, Chromecast is better at casting to TV from my phone _ I don't like FireTV because it tries to interfere with anything else I input to TV & the interface isn't what I like. I'd rather use plugin devices instead of "Smart TVs".