Sling TV Adding Local Channels? YouTube TV & Fubo Merging? & More - Cord Cutting Q&A

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  • @CordCuttersNews
    @CordCuttersNews  Місяць тому +17

    Thank you for watching!

  • @RealSeanSmart
    @RealSeanSmart Місяць тому +11

    Remember: Restaurants, Camp Grounds, Hotels, Resorts, Sport Bars, Car Shops, Doctors Offices, Dental Offices, & Hospitals ALL have Cable/Satellite TV.

    • @poppy87
      @poppy87 Місяць тому +1

      I think that's why Directv will survive.

  • @GodlessHumanist
    @GodlessHumanist Місяць тому +8

    When I had Sling TV (Blue and Orange and the Sports Add-On) it cost me $70/month without the local channels. UA-cam TV costs $72.99/month with local channels. So Sling TV didn't offer much of a savings. At least not for me!

  • @billperkins570
    @billperkins570 Місяць тому +4

    I like the Q & As though I never have a Q of my own. New at this, learning as I go.

  • @NovemberJoseph
    @NovemberJoseph Місяць тому +4

    I love the bloopers. 😂

  • @kidhenderson8260
    @kidhenderson8260 Місяць тому +9

    I have Samsung tv's because they have there own streaming service free with the TV called Samsung TV Plus with a guide like cable....tons of channels but no locals. Plenty for us to watch. You can also delete channels that you don't want to watch as well.

  • @davidsradioroom9678
    @davidsradioroom9678 Місяць тому +1

    Yes, I like the bloopers.

  • @ede8193
    @ede8193 Місяць тому +10

    I do like the Q and A's

  • @RealSeanSmart
    @RealSeanSmart Місяць тому +6

    I don’t pay a lot for Locals, Only $14/month

  • @aaronp5237
    @aaronp5237 Місяць тому +1

    I’m still impressed that my 2017 Samsung tv still gets Samsung TV Plus. I learned it has some channels I like and there are some I wish it had.

  • @LanceMan
    @LanceMan Місяць тому +5

    I like sling but sadly can't get any channels with an antenna. We are at least a 60 miles and a mountain from a tv city. It's not a solution here without locals.

  • @laurie6332
    @laurie6332 Місяць тому +14

    Question and answers is very very helpful for olders like me. This is a whole new world that I am having a hard time figuring out. I have to cut cable because internet with cable bill is ridiculously high. I noticed all my favorite shows are gone , over to streaming services. I am paying for 100’s of channels that don’t even offer anything I would watch. This whole streaming world is very confusing for people who remember only having 3 channels, no internet, and only an antenna on the roof of our house. I get the concept I just can’t figure out how to get all my favs in one place. Seems I have to buy many different streaming services which puts my bill back up to what I cannot afford! The more I watch you the more I am understanding. This new world is so complicated for people 65 and older 😅

    • @davidshort9439
      @davidshort9439 Місяць тому +1

      I am kind of in the same situation. I am fortunate that I get many channels on antenna TV from St Louis Missouri. I don't have any wifi so I can't do the streaming.

    • @crosslink1493
      @crosslink1493 Місяць тому +5

      I cut the cable TV cord about 5 years ago and still find the streaming world confusing. Hopefully (as Luke mentions occasionally) it'll start consolidating and a lot of the 'chaff' will disappear. I primarily use my TV to watch local channels with a rooftop antenna, watch DVDs through a DVD player, and occasionally watch something on a free streaming service (but the volume of commercials on those is getting annoying).

    • @billjones4986
      @billjones4986 Місяць тому +4

      I know it’s horrible for our age group.it’s sad.

    • @chalabrooks5433
      @chalabrooks5433 Місяць тому

      Lol! You will get it. Here are a few suggestions. I've watched Luke for years, and we still have cable because my husband is a sports fan. During that time, I've still been learning what to do. If you have certain shows you want, have you heard of Just Watch (which I use mostly) or Reel good. They help you find, organize and track your TV shows (by episode as well) and movies.

    • @Mr.Quinlan888
      @Mr.Quinlan888 Місяць тому +1

      Had to put my mother on my UA-cam TV plan, due to her being a few years older than you. So I understand your confusion on how to navigate the streaming world.

  • @ganrailroad
    @ganrailroad Місяць тому +2

    Luke have you thought of taking a picture of your tv screen with your phone and having it printed out the same size as your tv and using it as a background, you can even roll it up and take it on the road with you.

  • @PaulXMann
    @PaulXMann Місяць тому +2

    Oh, I've gone back to cable many times... the UX is of cable is almost always better (why does it take 2-3 clicks to do ANYTHING in YTTV?). And there are often issues with apps being buggy or placing ads strangely, etc. The only reason to ditch cable is cost and contracts. The contracts are disappearing, as is the price gap. Streaming needs to figure things out before they're unique differentiators disappear.

  • @antant7777
    @antant7777 Місяць тому +15

    I love sling TV because of the low cost I use an antenna. Honestly if things go bad or if sling TV goes away I will go to Philo immediately.

    • @69BigGame
      @69BigGame Місяць тому

      I use sling with an antenna too. If sling goes away I probably won't subscribe to different service.

    • @billjones4986
      @billjones4986 Місяць тому +3

      Must be nice to get locals for free over the air.

    • @antant7777
      @antant7777 Місяць тому

      @@billjones4986 It’s is nice very nice.

  • @tiamaria2960
    @tiamaria2960 Місяць тому

    Thanks for the info cause I thought local just meant your local news channel. I learned something today.

  • @davidtoy4549
    @davidtoy4549 Місяць тому

    I've tried them all but for me You Tube TV and Hulu both dropped Baseball rsns and pumped up football As long as I am able to pause service I'll go with sling until baseball season starts. Then I'll switch back to Direct TV stream

  • @dreamdisturber
    @dreamdisturber Місяць тому +4

    I want Sling to watch wrestling but when I have it I never watch it. I wish each network would have their own app instead of having to subscribe to a bundle.

  • @pmjeterjr
    @pmjeterjr Місяць тому +6

    I think Sling is nice the way it is. Use an antenna and get the locals for free and save the greediness cost of broadcasters Broadcasters had the perfect opportunity to make money by claiming a higher viewership offered by cable giving them a higher broadcast audience. Broadcast tv is one of the major reasons so many are cutting the cord. once upon a time companies made their money by selling more of their product. Not so today, today we just keep raising prices to make up for loosing customers instead of fixing the problem.

    • @CanItAlready
      @CanItAlready Місяць тому +2

      Not everyone can get their locals with an antenna. Indoor antennas are limited and some people can't install outdoor antennas.

    • @Speed.Racer.5
      @Speed.Racer.5 Місяць тому +1

      @@CanItAlready Then those people can pay for something else.

    • @pmjeterjr
      @pmjeterjr Місяць тому

      @@CanItAlready yes unfortunately that is true not every one is in an area they can get good reception. Choice is great choose a service that offer what you are looking for at the best price you can get. Yes if you have choose a steaming service that offers you local channels then those services are going to be more expensive because they have to pass the broadcasting fees on to the customer. Sling is nice because they do not have to do that since they do not have to pass the broadcasting fees on to the end user by not offering locals. Choices are great.

  • @brandonsmith1198
    @brandonsmith1198 Місяць тому +3

    Does sling has super sentai. Is this worth of streamings things?

  • @buffydog21
    @buffydog21 Місяць тому +2

    I get 99% of what was on Spectrum on UA-camTV. The only channel that I don't get, is A&E network. Also, a few local channel. Like my friend at the gym is a Catholic and she like the local Catholic mass channel.

  • @2chuck
    @2chuck Місяць тому

    My Local Channels are nothing but commercials with occasional content interruptions. I have no desire to watch them. I find so many interesting youtube videos that I seldom have time to get to any other Streaming Channels, although I do subscribe to Sling Blue. I may rethink even that.

  • @matthewjbauer1990
    @matthewjbauer1990 Місяць тому +3

    My parents pay for Hulu Live so mom can watch reruns of CSI and NCIS and Bones and the like on linear TV when she can get it on demand instead. I ask mom why she does that and she just gives me the look. Mom told me she has live for local channels although she has an antenna that gets more locals than Hulu live. How would you convince my mom that its a waste of money to have Hulu Live to watch reruns on linear TV when she can get them on demand and have her locals she never watches via antenna?

    • @reach4thestars67
      @reach4thestars67 Місяць тому

      You may need to show here how to do this. All this technology can be confusing and easy to mess up. Install an app and show her. If she does not like it after a few days or weeks, you can uninstall it for her. Give her you, to fall back on.

    • @matthewjbauer1990
      @matthewjbauer1990 Місяць тому

      @@reach4thestars67 Mom uses Hulu and Netflix and Disney+. The point is that she still pays for live TV from Hulu and prefers it instead of On Demand when she watches reruns. I was asking how I would convince my mom to drop live TV and use her antenna for local news and something like Hulu and Netflix for her reruns? Mom prefers to watch her reruns on Hulu Live via linear TV though and she watches movies stuff she can't get on linear TV on Netflix. She does on occasion watch Disney + and some stuff on Hulu (not live).

  • @scottinkga
    @scottinkga Місяць тому

    QUESTION
    I have Fubo and it offers an add-on for Paramount +, but I already subscribe to P+ directly . My question is, is the P+ thru Fubo the same as the stand alone P+? Will I get all the shows or will it be a trimmed down version?

  • @ThraxMan84
    @ThraxMan84 Місяць тому +14

    I don't know why anyone would live in an HOA.

    • @timothynorton6137
      @timothynorton6137 Місяць тому +4

      Because almost all new builds are in an HOA or all the homes in your price range are in an HOA. If you look at stats you would be suprised at the percentage of homes in an HOA.

    • @billjones4986
      @billjones4986 Місяць тому +1

      Ya they suck big time,our went up 40 percent In two years and they won’t let me use a outdoor antenna so I can get the locals.

    • @billjones4986
      @billjones4986 Місяць тому +1

      @@timothynorton6137wish I could sell,nobody wants it the hoa fees are crazy high!much worst then property taxes!

    • @joeriveracomedy
      @joeriveracomedy Місяць тому

      I worked for an hoa for over a year. The residents were dumb as rocks & a lot were deceptive hucksters. Sec 8 defeated the purpose of the roa.

    • @MickF04
      @MickF04 Місяць тому

      @@billjones4986 If you own a house, the HOA, by law, cannot prevent you from installing an outdoor TV antenna. Period.

  • @georgeawestjr.9087
    @georgeawestjr.9087 Місяць тому +2

    UA-cam merging with Fubo? Sounds like a train wreck 💥. 😳🙄🥴🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  • @alesolren
    @alesolren Місяць тому +6

    UA-cam and Fubo merging would be hilarious as UA-cam currently I think has only two RSNs while Fubo has nearly all of them

  • @RealSeanSmart
    @RealSeanSmart Місяць тому +4

    The Government isn’t going to make it Illegal for HOAs forcing Cable/Internet into the Rent

  • @jrbloom745
    @jrbloom745 Місяць тому

    Isn't Sling TV involved in the DIRECT TV/ DISH merger?

  • @brandonsmith1198
    @brandonsmith1198 Місяць тому

    Where can I watch super sentai in sling and do you know where I could find that?

  • @MichaelReames90
    @MichaelReames90 Місяць тому

    I don't know is a Fubo Lawsuit

  • @JimBailey
    @JimBailey Місяць тому +6

    Thank you Cord Cutters News.

  • @joeriveracomedy
    @joeriveracomedy Місяць тому

    I got an email about a tubi lawsuit. In my head tubi & fubo are the same thing. Conflation is real.

    • @chalabrooks5433
      @chalabrooks5433 Місяць тому

      That's interesting. A Tubi lawsuit for what?

    • @joeriveracomedy
      @joeriveracomedy Місяць тому

      They shared data without customer's consent and got busted so they are seeking a 19 million dollar settlement.

  • @ericbogle9054
    @ericbogle9054 Місяць тому

    Don’t forget the new google tv streamer. 6:47

  • @admirals818
    @admirals818 Місяць тому +15

    I hope Sling is never ruined by adding broadcast channels. Who likes to pay for things that are free?

    • @CanItAlready
      @CanItAlready Місяць тому +6

      As he explained in this very video, not everyone can get them for free.

    • @AnIndepentThinker
      @AnIndepentThinker Місяць тому +3

      @@CanItAlreadyBut if you can get OTA , the addition of local channels should always remain the option.

    • @patriciahodge4503
      @patriciahodge4503 Місяць тому +2

      We live in an area that there are no local stations available.

    • @admirals818
      @admirals818 Місяць тому

      @@patriciahodge4503 Then Sling might not be a good option for you.

    • @admirals818
      @admirals818 Місяць тому

      @@CanItAlready Correct.

  • @pinkpanta72
    @pinkpanta72 Місяць тому +3

    does all streaming service have a lag time vs coaxial cable and will this improve with technology ? i hate this because of sports, where my phone will say final score but my television is still playing the actual sport? any word on this improvement with stream?

    • @AAa-qd8hb
      @AAa-qd8hb Місяць тому +1

      Pass New Law = No sports final results scores until slow streaming services finish showing (ALMOST LIVE) game. 😊.

    • @billjones4986
      @billjones4986 Місяць тому +1

      Good luck on that that’s the least of our worries!

  • @brandonsmith1198
    @brandonsmith1198 Місяць тому

    I also also want to say how can I block ads when they come up?

    • @20NewJourney23
      @20NewJourney23 Місяць тому

      If you're using a streaming service then it's incredibly difficult if not impossible to block those ads. You could try to use a Pi-hole for your network but then it may screw up the streaming ability from those services.

  • @MSDOGS1976
    @MSDOGS1976 Місяць тому +2

    Another tip if you do like sports and you are like me you may not need sports year round. For me it’s football so I have Sling Orange in the Fall. I drop it after that then only have antenna and a couple of streaming services after that. And look for streaming deals around Black Friday.

  • @toby7291
    @toby7291 Місяць тому

    QUESTION FOR LUKE, Who is paying for the locals in the 5 or 6 markets where Sling TV has locals? Everyone that subscribes to Sling even the ones that don’t receive locals? Or is there an extra locals fee in the markets that have locals? From my view it looks like everyone is paying for those markets locals unless there is a fee for them in those markets.

    • @MickF04
      @MickF04 Місяць тому +1

      Base price of Sling is $40/mo. Some markets will have the NBC and/or Fox local channels included as part of that cost. For those large markets (NY, LA, SF, Philly, Chicago, ...) that Sling has ABC on, those subscribers are charged $45/mo. There is no way for Sling subscribers in these large markets to opt out of the extra $5/mo.

  • @dschott
    @dschott Місяць тому +3

    Talk about click bait. I thought it was real news with YTTV and Fubo. 😊I listen away but that got my attention

  • @WindomRettes
    @WindomRettes Місяць тому +2

    I'm going to start a new YT channel named "Cord Connectors News" and take on Luke!

  • @juleskinkead4604
    @juleskinkead4604 Місяць тому +3

    in 2021 january this 16 unit apt complex included basic spectrum cable in the rent to attract renters, well the complex was sold and after the pandemic the new owner cut that basic cable deal off and many people could not afford to keep spectrum. i did not like spectrum and currently have youtube tv and it was cheap until congress did not extend the ACP subsidies for wifi. I am about to go from youtube tv to sling... saving every dollar adds up to a tank of gas..good videos on tis channel thanks
    have not watch anything on locals in 6 years dont need it.

  • @billjones4986
    @billjones4986 Місяць тому +3

    One question I have all theses free services have tons of ads and show old shows and reapeat everything over and over and have the same channels.Yes they have sports do thst many people like watching old football,baseball,ect,?it’s junk tv to me!

    • @20NewJourney23
      @20NewJourney23 Місяць тому +2

      I actually love the live tv channels that show just one show on them but play episodes non-stop like a "marathon". I have ADHD and find it helps to fall asleep to those. That way, I don't ruin the TV shows I'm actually watching by having it auto play all night then having to backtrack to find where I was before I fell asleep. TV itself is junk. If you don't like TV then don't watch it. Easy peasy.

    • @billjones4986
      @billjones4986 Місяць тому +1

      Ya I guess we all think differently,seems harder being a senior in the streaming world.

    • @stevena2230
      @stevena2230 Місяць тому

      I agree. I am not interested in watching a game that has already been played.

  • @brandonsmith1198
    @brandonsmith1198 Місяць тому +1

    Let’s do plex next Q&A

  • @tomm7505
    @tomm7505 Місяць тому

    XumoTV from Pioneer.

  • @michaelmcchesney6645
    @michaelmcchesney6645 Місяць тому +3

    I don't know that a law banning HOAs and rental properties from requiring residents to pay for cable is really necessary. Landlords who signed deals with cable companies did so because they believed they would make their apartments more attractive to prospective tenants. HOAs would never have signed such agreements unless a majority of their members wanted them. Presumably, such contracts lock in the prices that tenants and HOA members pay for cable, and as we all know, the cost of cable is constantly rising as cable companies have to reach new deals with broadcast channels and cable networks. So the contracts with landlords and HOAs must expire so that cable companies can negotiate higher prices. If the majority of tenants and HOA members no longer want to pay for cable, those contracts won't be renewed unless the cable companies offer a price so low that it makes the deal attractive to tenants and HOA members again.

  • @RealSeanSmart
    @RealSeanSmart Місяць тому +7

    Fubo needs to go away. UA-cam TV Sucks!

    • @milehigh341
      @milehigh341 Місяць тому +1

      How does it suck?

    • @RealSeanSmart
      @RealSeanSmart Місяць тому +1

      @@milehigh341 Just don't like the layout and features. just my opinion

    • @hitdog042
      @hitdog042 Місяць тому +1

      @@RealSeanSmartand u felt we needed to know your opinion?

  • @KirkDavis-e1k
    @KirkDavis-e1k Місяць тому

    Ridiculous how much local free channels want they have too many ads now

  • @LogicalRon
    @LogicalRon Місяць тому

    I don't understand why big streaming service don't do simple things that could get them a lot of customers from UA-cam TV to Hulu Live or Hulu Live to UA-cam TV. I've been with UA-cam TV for several years but they don't have things like History channel. Hulu Live has History channel but they only allow 2 devices to stream at the same time, where UA-cam TV gives you 3 devices. If Hulu Live had 3 devices I would switch. On another note Bally Sports has made it so I can't watch my local Sports unless I switch to another streaming service who has a contract with Bally Sports. If Bally Sports could come to an agreement with all the major streams, not only would they make more money we would have our local Sports channel. They have us by the B***s and they know it. End of my rant......lol

  • @scottsomers
    @scottsomers Місяць тому +2

    Anticipated on what Walmart is doing with vizio

  • @ejc1956
    @ejc1956 Місяць тому +4

    Thanks Luke for doing this video

  • @sarahbays345
    @sarahbays345 Місяць тому

    U guys does help out 😊❤

  • @MickF04
    @MickF04 Місяць тому

    Gee, Fubo merging into UA-cam TV, making it bigger. No move toward a monopoly there. /s

    • @milehigh341
      @milehigh341 Місяць тому

      He said it wasn't happening, maybe listen.

  • @timothystacks7284
    @timothystacks7284 Місяць тому

    How can I get to watch Detroit tigers playoffs for free without haveing to buy slingtv just so I can watch them on tbs.

  • @billjones4986
    @billjones4986 Місяць тому +5

    Can’t get locals with a indoor antenna live in a condo they don’t allow outdoor antenna,sling should not assume everyone can get locals!sling ads locals then there price will be just as much as Hulu plus just watch!

  • @LogoLowgee
    @LogoLowgee Місяць тому

    If you can don't use wifi devices, weird is better

  • @scottivlow9962
    @scottivlow9962 Місяць тому

    Vizio Watch TV isn't that bad. I don't use it that often. What makes Vizio suck unlike other TVs they don't have an internet search.

    • @20NewJourney23
      @20NewJourney23 Місяць тому

      My 24-inch Vizio smart TV sucks.The interface is extremely laggy. So bad that I don't use it as a TV anymore. I have it mounted as a second monitor. If my big Roku TV dies then I'll have to use my Vizio until I can get a replacement for the Roku. The Roku is so much faster. I don't like that the interface now adds advertisements for shows and networks it thinks I should watch. That ticked me off to see the update.

    • @scottivlow9962
      @scottivlow9962 Місяць тому +1

      @20NewJourney23 It's a good reason why I want a Hisense. The remote lag is very finicky for the keyboard it's slow then goes way to fast that key press sucks. I can no longer customize my app row at all. It's all locked up.

  • @junior8jn1
    @junior8jn1 Місяць тому

    Need to stop calling it cord cutting. It’s getting just as expensive as regular cable!

  • @TheCaseyCunningham
    @TheCaseyCunningham Місяць тому +1

    If you are in an HOA, why? Stop being a bylaw masochist.

  • @brandonsmith1198
    @brandonsmith1198 Місяць тому

    Please start doing the ad

  • @spaceghost4474
    @spaceghost4474 Місяць тому +2

    Fubo is well on its way to having to declare bankruptcy, and its all due to their cavalier attude about price hikes while dropping almost all of the popular entertainment channels.
    When they added the Disney/ESPN package they should have gone ahead and kept the Turner channels.
    There would have been a price hike, but not at the levels they have introduced since then.
    Also, adding those Bally RSNs and FORCING their subscribers to pay for them, has turned a lot of us who used to like them into ex customers who will probably never come back.
    ALL of their problems are self inflicted.

  • @showtime4956
    @showtime4956 Місяць тому +3

    Nothing on Locals, Go Sling…

    • @toby7291
      @toby7291 Місяць тому +1

      The only thing people need locals for is sports if they are someone that watches sports. You can watch just about all the prime time shows on another streaming service if you watch prime time TV.

  • @BruceRichwineJr
    @BruceRichwineJr Місяць тому +1

    Forcing HOA’s and apartment complexes to not offer a bundled service as an amenity is only going to make rent and cost of those services more expensive. It’s the unintended consequences of doing such a thing that the consumer never sees.

    • @glynnetolar4423
      @glynnetolar4423 Місяць тому +1

      If the HOAs and apartments were honest, it shouldn't. As I'm sure they are getting kickbacks.
      HOAs have not exactly been known for their honesty.

    • @BruceRichwineJr
      @BruceRichwineJr Місяць тому +1

      @@glynnetolar4423 HOA’s are not all bad and apartment complexes use these packages as a selling point to bring in residents. It’s not cut and dry. HOA’s are one thing to maybe address, but apartment complexes are not the same. Getting kickbacks as you claim isn’t a thing. They just get preferential pricing to those services. The government gets preferential pricing and any large organization does. The rent will not be adjusted for not offering those services, and they will just shift it to something else. It’s framed as an amenity not a right to that service. Rent will not go down because of forcing these packages to be illegal. It will just cost the renter more in the long run.

    • @glynnetolar4423
      @glynnetolar4423 Місяць тому

      ​@BruceRichwineJr to be fair, i don't know if they get any nonitary 'insentuves' but neither do you. But something i do know as a renter, apartments screw with the pricing to make it lower then it really is. Much like hotels. There is their bar price they advertise. Then there's the additiona required fees. That! If they were honest about, would not make them as attractive. And cable service is just one of those they can manipulate for marketing purposes. There are plenty of stories where HOAs have done evil things and NEVER held accountable. So i have no sympathy for them. And they have no plans to clean up their own industry. I'm fact, it's built to serve the law firms that profit from it. It had long never been for the homeowner. It's for the builder and law offices.

  • @billjones4986
    @billjones4986 Місяць тому +1

    No sling tv we all can’t get locals,grrrrrrrrr makes me angry!leave to theses greedy companies to just assume!

  • @davidcolwell614
    @davidcolwell614 Місяць тому

    The people that don’t get locals probably don’t know the mayor of their city.

  • @dreamdisturber
    @dreamdisturber Місяць тому +2

    I want Sling to watch wrestling but when I have it I never watch it. I wish each network would have their own app instead of having to subscribe to a bundle.

    • @matthewjbauer1990
      @matthewjbauer1990 Місяць тому

      Would you be willing to pay the outrageous cost for that? Probably not.