TV Streamers Club

I ditched Netflix, Prime, and Disney+, and life couldn't be better. https://i.postimg.cc/g04zXbq0/unnamed.jpg When I canceled my subscriptions to big streaming services, I braced for boredom. Instead, I ended up with a more streamlined setup and found myself actually enjoying what I watched. Lettin...

Are you tired of seeing ads every time you turn your Roku on? Sadly, those ads likely aren’t going anywhere. https://i.postimg.cc/MHcXNM6h/unnamed.jpg That’s why I’m extremely happy in my choice to stick to using an Apple TV, because Apple at least respects my devices and doesn’t plaster ads everyw...

I’m trying to replace my Apple TV with a mini PC https://i.postimg.cc/T2jYttHx/unnamed.jpg I’ve decided to test a radical change to my living room streaming setup. For years, I’ve used an Apple TV 4K for streaming, and while it’s been a great device overall, I’ve always wanted to try swapping it fo...

Disney and Charter have struck an expanded carriage deal, adding Hulu’s ad-supported tier to Spectrum TV Select plans as well as eight cable networks that were dropped in a 2023 dispute. https://i.postimg.cc/02MYhcVX/unnamed.jpg The companies’ battle in late-August and early-September of 2023, whic...

Do you miss porn on Roku? https://i.postimg.cc/t4grstFz/unnamed.jpg Adult entertainment is a “go big or go home” world that’s best experienced on the largest screen possible. Adult Empire’s official Roku app was a popular streaming tool, allowing customers to explore the full breadth of our VOD lib...

A few simple adjustments to your TV's settings can really improve how those whispering talk scenes sound. https://i.postimg.cc/9fB7dGWx/unnamed.jpg Say you're watching an edgy new streaming series and find yourself turning up the volume for every scene where two actors are engaged in a dramatic dia...

Amazon may be best known for its exclusive Prime Day sales, but the e-commerce giant also offers a seamless way to control your scroll through its Prime Video video-on-demand subscriptions. https://i.postimg.cc/gkNjCmrM/unnamed.jpg Unite All Of Your Streaming Services in One Place Prime Video is al...

Max quietly updates its support pages to reveal that it's stuffing more commercial breaks into each show. https://i.postimg.cc/MHx3gXDH/unnamed.jpg When HBO Max launched its ad-supported plan in 2021, it promised no more than four minutes of ads per hour. Now, it’s quietly backtracked. A support pa...

TV news anchors want more flexibility to experiment on platforms like Substack. Networks have historically restricted talent from outside projects. https://i.postimg.cc/85BLHGRH/unnamed.jpg TV news anchors and other talent have been watching the walls slowly close in on the cable business. Now, the...

More ads could mean lower CPMs, but performance could slip. https://i.postimg.cc/SNnnBgd4/unnamed.jpg When Amazon introduced ads on Prime Video in January 2024, it said it aimed to have meaningfully fewer ads than rivals—reportedly, just two to three-and-a-half minutes per hour. Less than 18 months...