Category: YouTube TV
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YouTube TV Users Say They Can’t Access Their DVR Library
Some YouTube TV users are complaining about problems accessing their DVR library. One user said on Reddit that they couldn’t get anything to play, and instead see an “Oops” error message instead. Other Reddit users have chimed in, saying they’ve encountered the same issue. One noted that they’re able to access the content, but there’s…
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The Recap: Disney Shuts Networks Down, Bally Sports Drama Gets Messier, and More
It was a critical week for Bally Sports, which took one step forward and another back as the regional sports network drama continues. Disney, meanwhile, shut down some cable channels overseas that may have implications back home, and DISH Network ended a two month-long blackout by settling a dispute with Hearst. Amazon offered a little…
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YouTube TV Will Drop AZ Family Today Blocking Access to Phoenix Suns NBA Games
YouTube TV this week confirmed that at 11:59 pm today it will be dropping the AZ Family channel from its lineup. This channel is the new home to Phoenix Suns NBA games that air in market. The channel is owned by Gray Television who has been unable to reach a deal to keep the channel…
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YouTube Tests AI Music Tool That Auto-Generates Songs Using the Voices of T-Pain, Charlie Puth, and More
YouTube gave users a sneak peek of its first artificial intelligence-based music experiment, Dream Track for Shorts. The tools let users create custom songs on the fly with a system that mimics popular artists like Charlie Puth to use as a soundtrack for their YouTube Shorts. YouTube, like its parent Google, is experimenting with the…
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Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Hispanic Institute, and More Push FCC to Reject Idea of Turning YouTube TV, Fubo, and Hulu Into Cable TV Companies
A band of civil rights groups and media organizations including the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, The Hispanic Institute, Japanese Americans Citizens League, and Afroland TV sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to reject the idea of applying cable TV-style regulations on live streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV,…
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YouTube TV App Now Available in Spanish
You can now experience the YouTube TV app in Spanish. The live video streaming service, a unit of Google, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that you can switch the interface and guide so it will appear in Spanish. The feature is a potential boon to anyone in the Hispanic population, which accounts for 19% of…
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A New YouTube Feature Makes Pausing and Unpausing Videos Less Jarring
YouTube has a wealth of features to help with your streaming binges, from audio-only capabilities to curating a queue of videos tailored to your viewing habits. Cord Cutters News noticed a new feature flying under the radar that slightly rewinds paused videos. When we paused a video briefly, it resumed where we left off. But…
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Ad-Blockers Seeing Mass Uninstalls After YouTube Rolls Out Ban
In June, YouTube launched a strict ad-blocking policy threatening to ban anyone using such software to skirt around ad-free streaming on the platform. At first, there was a lot of outrage from users who threatened to stop using YouTube if the policy went into practice, but as it turns out, what’s actually being canceled is…
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YouTube Premium Gets Price Hikes Around The World
YouTube started raising the price of its ad-free Premium service in July, starting with a rollout in the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. Beginning November 1, the price hikes hit even more countries. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Germany, Poland, and Turkey are seeing price increases across individual, family, and student plans for YouTube Premium…
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YouTube TV & Paramount Reach a Deal to Avoid a Blackout of CBS, Nickelodeon, CBS Sports, & More
Earlier this week, for a short time, a warning message showed up on Youtube TV’s website warning that Paramount-owned channels would be dropped. Now that message is gone and Cord Cutters News has confirmed that a deal has been reached to avoid a blackout for now. The message on YouTube TV’s website said that because…