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Comcast confirms plan to buy 21st Century Fox and control of Hulu

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25 pointsrbanffy13 comments

Choice between two turd sandwiches here.

60 billion dollars should make any regulator's eyes pop, and neither deal is good for end consumers.

Disney is out of control though, and has almost a near monopoly on pop-culture entertainment people care about. I personally would rather Fox go to Comcast, just so Disney doesn't wrap another tendril around modern film and entertainment.

My fantasy would be for Apple or Google to acquire Fox. Then we'd have a strong chance of finally bringing networks onto modern devices like Apple TV or Chromecast.

Some of the channels have apps, but they're highly inconsistent in their content offerings. I want every episode of every show with no time restrictions, and I want new content posted immediately as it airs. HBO Go gets this right, but most other apps don't get it.

TV set top boxes are an abomination and they need to die immediately.

Netflix has been increasing their spend on "Original" content, which I think gets us closer to this goal. (If you pay for it, you get more rights in exchange.)

You might also want to try YouTube TV ($40/month). (Disclaimer: I work at YouTube.)

$40/month? That's more than I pay for all my other services combined! That's Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.

No, thanks!

Yeah, the $40/month offering is supposed to be comparable to a Cable TV bill.

There's also the $12/month YouTube Premium (separate product, and you can subscribe to both at the same time) which combines music and original content.

DirecTV Now is the nuts in this space. Their lowest tier $35 offering has everything I could ever need or watch, plus HBO for $5 month extra. Their apps have come a long way, and you can watch from anywhere. They've also been adding a ton of local networks, so most markets have all the locals. They also just rolled out Cloud DVR (20 hrs). And they support almost every TV Everywhere network app that you subscribe too with your DirecTV Now creds, including HBO Go. I have no affiliation, it's just been a great value for us, and really no complaints.

The channel selection is comparable to current cable. I would consider if when it's available in my area: https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/

I pay $40/mo for Hulu Live TV alone.

My fantasy is for Google to finally have to face anti-trust regulations.

But I think yours is more realistic. and depressing.

I'd rather Disney than Fox. Disney is not an ISP/Cable co for one with all kinds of weird incentives regarding video offerings, and I think there's more value to a Disney service offering if they have Fox content as well (not to mention X-Men re-joining the MCU)

Wow. Where is the government oversight here?

This is just Comcast saying they would like to buy it. No need for government involvement yet.

I'd make a law so that ISPs can't be content/media providers at the same time.

Got to end this insanity.

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