FCC rules are the main reason I cut the cord. Forcing customers to pay for a service they don't need or want allows locals to charge whatever they want.

It's becoming a huge problem for the streaming companies that a lot of their deals are on the ad supported price instead of the ad free streaming service. I personally would never pay for a streaming service and watch ads. I already have tubi and it's free and pretty much everything comes there at some point unless it's original content from a streaming company which they don't seem to do a very good job at making. So I don't feel like I'm missing out.

Remember how simple life once was? Is it worth it?

Local network programming lacks the value it once had. Honestly, I only watch local channels, antenna, for local news and weather. Network programming has diminished significantly in the last 10 years.

Local channels are free with an antenna cable company’s should not be able to charge people for what is already free.

I would love the local channels to be an option since I get all my local channels off my antenna. If UKposts TV is charging say $20 to $30 a month for local channels and I could opt out, that would be my monthly savings.

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If cable companies were able to market cable channels only with add-ons like sports and local separately, that would probably bring back people that cut-the-cord. I already have locals from an antenna and having the option of buying only cable channels without the locals would be a strong consideration to go back to cable, especially if the price is good.

Trust me. Ads will become unbearable on the free services. It is just a matter of how fast.

Thank you

Thanks, got my 10 dollar credit

Thinking about getting you tube TV or Hulu live TV. I go between my house & cottage often. Can I use it at both locations, only using one at a time?

Local channels - I would be ok with allowing cable companies to opt to not carry local channels. As long as local channels stay on ATSC 1.

400 + plus channels of "Nothing to watch".

I would rather have my locals as a add on, not bundled. I hope Direct TV wins and drops the locals, promote antennas and have a setup like Sling TV. This may force the local channel owners to offer their services À la carte. All I want is NBC, however in my area even the Premium Peacock does not cover all of the local slots, that is because Comcast owns them and will not allow it.

Question for Luke. Do you know if the free streaming services are varying their ad delivery during peak demand times? We were watching the Bill Murray Christmas movie "Scrooged" this past weekend on Pluto and noticed they had far more advertising breaks than usual, and the breaks were longer. Might it be because its the Christmas season, and we were watching on a Saturday evening? Thanks.

I would avoid choosing a phone carrier based on what perks are offered.

Just switched to Sling TV. What is the best OTA device to use for local channels? I live 40 miles outside of DC. Thanks

Why don’t streaming companies stream local channels? I live in Colorado and I can almost all local channels except 9 and 4

I’m sorry why do I have to pay to watch all these separate services. Paramount, Peacock when did it become normal to pay to watch regular television. Shame on them and more shame on us for allowing it.

Unfortunately I cannot receive local channels where I live with an antenna so I just stick with my regular basic cable package anymore.I tried the local channels on streaming services but eventually the prices kept going up to the point it was costing as much as cable. We have Optimum cable and Internet. I don't recommend the phone service though.

What was the throttled speed?

What I am tired of and if you want me to stop circumventing things. Then give me a damn option to watch my locals all in one place. LGs app is pretty interesting and close to what I think we need.

I really HATE that HULU doesn't seem to know what "LIVE" means. I watched a football game and at 2am that game shows as "LIVE" on the guide.😠

Question for Luke: Do cable and satellite TV providers offer “local channel only” packages without having to buy actual channel packages?

Optional is always a better deal

Like to see your take on Sony removing content and now people calling for customers to just pirate the content because basically that's what the companies are doing they're taking stuff that was already paid for belongs to someone else and neither company Sony or Discovery is giving people their money back just stealing their product. Do you think Congress should get involved? I'm thinking they probably should and regulate some of this purchase at least make them sell it as a lease not purchase. But yeah piracy could go up because of these decisions from these large corporations that's not good.

Is There nfl Sunday Ticket For free on It

So is fire tv free on my new echo show 8 gen 3

Hello luke, I was wondering your thought about keeping a warranty on a paid for phone, should i keep it? I have it thru AT&T, i would to try a different service, should I?,if so what company should I try trying to save money. Thanks sherry

What is you top recommendation for over the air local channels with dvr? I use Apple TV box. I am willing to put up a real antenna

9:47 Let’s hope they all sit on 1.0.. and go back to the drawing board to make a new standard.

I want to be able to watch MTV. I only need it for one show. I'm not paying for cable & don't want to pay for Fubo, Philo, UKposts TV or anything expensive like that for just one show on one channel. Is there an option I'm missing? I need to be able to watch my show live, or at least within 24 hrs, once a week. What I've done for past seasons is wait & buy each episode on Amazon or Google, but they're not always available the next day & I'll inadvertently run into spoilers.

? For Luke. How can I hook up cable and antenna when I only have one coax input spot but both need same. I can't move my TV every time I want to switch. Hope this makes sense

Question for Luke: Was the LocalBTV take-down part of the overall piracy crackdown that you mentioned?

fire tv channels not available in Canada why?

Come on cable companies give the people their 10 dollar refund they rightfully deserve. Don't make customers have to beg for it. One press of a button and it can just be automatically applied to their account.

Prefer cable local channels add on options.

Why do I need to be careful what I wish for ? Will wishing for something make it more likely to come true ?

Difference in Apple and AOL is the fact that Apple is one of the largest companies in the world.

Question for Luke. I have a had tv that isn’t blue tooth or a smart tv, Will the new 4k hd fire stick work on my tv?

B I have Roku in my local BTV is gone it's not the app is disappeared

I'm excited to understand more about what people can and cannot afford, but at the same time, I'm worried about adverse effects of what may happen to its people. It's tentative, confusing, and at the same time, explorable.

Paramount isn't big enough to run Apple. Disney, maybe, but they've been going downhill for a while. I'm a huge advocate for physical media. I'm not sure whether Apple would help or hurt that department of Disney. Disney's purchase of 20th Century, Marvel etc. as well as owning Touchstone & Buena Vista, is the reason we're not getting half of the movies on disc we should be getting. Disney also often saves the best specs for their Disney+ streaming & gives us sub-par AV options on their home video releases. I'm intrigued by the possibility of an Apple buy-out, but frightened it would spell the end of physical media from all Disney-owned companies. Disney already stopped physical media sales in some overseas markets. 😫

The FCC “forcing” cable TV providers to offer local stations is only going to make them less competitive against streaming/satellite services. Is the FCC unaware of this trend call cord-cutting?

Scammers ask you to purchase gift cards from Stores and then give them the codes !!!

30 dollar am fm radio perfect

I am looking for a DVR and can record local channels from ANT

I doubt if amazon will put their Live Tv streaming services on Apple TV

I think it's a good idea for locals to be separate... Where I live a antenna won't work unless Iget expensive one because off the mountains.. but yeah that should be able to have local channel at ad on and they also can do any local channel only package what..

Make local channels optional. I may watch a local once or twice month. The networks have nothing worth watching.

It is only time when companies do this control just the satellite dish and cable companies

I own an echo show 5 & 8 1st generation and open fire TV does not work.

I would never pay one dime for a local. They have advertisements and if they want me to see them then they will show me their content for free. There are no ifs ands or buts, it's that simple.

You need to put in some graphics on your topics when your talking.

Thats kinda shady of Directv, how are you supposed to ask for the $10 credit if they dont tell you about it. It should be automatic. That greedy on their part.

Stop using gifts cards! Just give money.

Amazon will be charging extra to view prime content soon without ads.Sorry Amazon that’s why I subscribe!will be canceling,will not give them anymore money!Greed is all it is.

Question for Luke: Do you plan on getting and using a teleprompter so you don't have to keep looking down at your notes?

Question for Luke: who are the biggest winners and losers for streaming TV in 2023?

nice idea no way to recotd...

They will never completely eliminate piracy when it comes to streaming they're basically playing whack-a-mole take one down and other five pop up. And the reason these are popular is because they're inexpensive. Content creators need to make programming that's affordable and a lot of the time they don't so people take into their own hands and go the illegitimate route

Apple is not AOL. Apple is a $3 trillion company which is the greatest in history. If they buy Paramount or Disney, Apple will not be spit out. AOL went out of business because they fell behind the times. It’s a simple as that. Very very very few people have landline Internet anymore. Apple is a trendsetter and also a follower. They may not be the first one with the latest technology. But they wait and put it out when it’s the very best.

Is the new channel freeze or something else

Amazon Live TV is not new shows its all old stuff and no local shows/channels. Not really LIVE.

Going after piracy is like playing whack a mole, good luck.

Welcome to our government comrade. You're forced to buy things you may not want. In this case locals.

DirectTV Stream sucked... so glad we dumped it before they lost content.

FIGHT BACK! MUTE ALL ADS!!!

"We just want our content users to use it legally." STOP BEING A DOUCHE, COMPANIES! AND GETTING RID OF OUR MEDIA! Sony\Discovery for example.. and so many others that happened before.

If I were still using Cable TV customer, I would want the local channels to be optional. It is odd that the Cable TV companies are "required" to carry the local channels, and yet local TV stations every so often get their panties in a bunch and raise their cost to the Cable TV companies. It seems the Cable TV operators are at the mercy of the local TV stations. When I had Cable TV, I always desired the à la carte option for all channels.

Seems to be at least one hundred strea,ing services. Most of the content is garbage.

Apple's great downfall? I'm all for it.

Burdenomics economy is soft.