The "Continue Watching" is the most baffling experience of all. There are so many shows on there that no one in the household watches, and no one else has access to the account. Where are they coming from?!
The "Streamers aren't willing to give shows a chance" seems to be the modern version of think pieces about networks pulling the plug on shows that used to appear trade publications in the 80's and 90's. I think the only difference nowadays is the numbers a Streamer considers when evaluating whether to renew a program is now considered proprietary information, whereas back the "golden days" when Networks Ruled the Earth, the Nielsen Ratings were published every week, allowing people to see how their favorite shows were doing.
We got Hulu Live when it first started, but the constant buffering through live TV made it short-lived in our household. We've been generally happy with YouTubeTV, but the bar isn't set very high: a non-intuitive interface that seems more "product-placement" than "user-friendly," categorization tabs that don't make sense, and -- understandably -- an over-reliance on Search.
But for Live Sports, I'm surprised you're sticking with Hulu over YouTubeTV after the latter's acquisition of NFL Sunday Ticket. That's been a great experience for us with a household of varying allegiances. And the experience is even better than when we had it with DirecTV.
"Max is rolling out across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong on November 19th."
I wonder if this means similar strategies with Netflix and Disney+: an investment and licensing to native content from those countries. Something Max seems mostly hands-off with.
The "Continue Watching" is the most baffling experience of all. There are so many shows on there that no one in the household watches, and no one else has access to the account. Where are they coming from?!
I've had a "Continue Watching" get stuck on, like, episode 4 when I've already watched through most of the season.
Thanks for ripping on Hulu. It's so irritating trying to keep track of whether live sports will record even if I've added the team to my favorites.
The "Streamers aren't willing to give shows a chance" seems to be the modern version of think pieces about networks pulling the plug on shows that used to appear trade publications in the 80's and 90's. I think the only difference nowadays is the numbers a Streamer considers when evaluating whether to renew a program is now considered proprietary information, whereas back the "golden days" when Networks Ruled the Earth, the Nielsen Ratings were published every week, allowing people to see how their favorite shows were doing.
We got Hulu Live when it first started, but the constant buffering through live TV made it short-lived in our household. We've been generally happy with YouTubeTV, but the bar isn't set very high: a non-intuitive interface that seems more "product-placement" than "user-friendly," categorization tabs that don't make sense, and -- understandably -- an over-reliance on Search.
But for Live Sports, I'm surprised you're sticking with Hulu over YouTubeTV after the latter's acquisition of NFL Sunday Ticket. That's been a great experience for us with a household of varying allegiances. And the experience is even better than when we had it with DirecTV.
"Max is rolling out across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong on November 19th."
I wonder if this means similar strategies with Netflix and Disney+: an investment and licensing to native content from those countries. Something Max seems mostly hands-off with.