Yesterday I watched Spain - Belgium on a live stream on Prime Video. The same stream was available on Netflix and YouTube.
It was like live TV, but properly enshitified. Instead of professional journalists and commenters, you get streamers reacting to the game, improper comments, like and subscribe notices, publicity every time the ball stops, paid viewer comments overlayed on the broadcast. A complete shitstorm.
I realized that this is what the future of live TV looks like. So I think I'm done with it.
For real, watching shows you like on Netflix on demand is far superior to mindlessly scrolling through 70 channels and waiting for commercials to end, like we did in the 90s
Believe it or not, a LOT of people really want this. It’s a lot to do with “choice paralysis”. They can’t choose what to watch, but they want to watch something. I’ve gotta admit I’d like to just be able to go to a sci-fi channel and watch something random.
The problem I have with most of these services is that every channel is too hyper-specific, often literally just playing a single show or, at best, 2-3 shows but in multi-hour blocks. Incredibly lazy IMO.
To me, the appeal of linear terrestrial TV is having channels that show a wide variety of things throughout the day. If I wanted to see 24 hours of non-stop Mr. Bean I’d download them and shuffle the folder.
The second one even does custom ads based on channel content. I would love a plugin that queries random retro ads off the internet. Like you're watching Star Trek and get an ad for the SNES or Supersoaker when shows have scenes designed around commercials, or between episodes.
I'm using Tunarr which hooks up to a Jellyfin or Plex library and lets you customize channels and filler content (ads) with a bunch of different scheduling tools. Definitely a more heavyweight solution than those plugins but a lot more flexible.
You still have to find the filler content yourself but there's plenty of playlists on YouTube and Tunarr also supports local libraries so you don't need to clutter up your Jellyfin library with them.
I’ve been using an app called Coax (Apple only, which will disappoint some) to do this with my Plex library and it’s glorious. Beautiful retro styled schedule grid, automated channel/schedule creation, even has a weather channel with Jazz playing. I’m rediscovering stuff that’s been sitting idle on my server for years because it’s just fun to see what’s “on” and be like, ‘Oh yeah, let’s check that out for a few minutes’ and then I end up watching the whole thing.
I've recently been getting into free IPTV streams. There are 1000s and 1000s and free streams from all over the world in pretty much every language with over 2000 in English alone. Most are not geo blocked. You can find a list here: https://iptv-org.github.io/
I loaded this list into Dispatcharr and then went through and tested and added what looked interesting to my channel list. Right now I have 60 channels that I can watch via Jellyfin.
These include movie channels, news channels (from several countries). music videos, comedy, documentary. Also streams dedicated to older shows like CSI, Beavis and Butthead, etc.
Mostly I watch music video channels while I'm working or doing chores. News when I want news, and Buzzr because I like old game shows when I just want something chill.
Y'all, the greatest joy in my media universe is the 24/7 MST3K channel that's on one of these things. Guaranteed laugh within 2 minutes. I don't need to select the episode. I don't want each episode in a row. I want random.
They don’t even try to be entertaining now. Always some bold statement about the proud American tradition read by someone with a gruff voice and it’s a fucking dog food commercial or something
I can imagine...and I really really despise commercials or ads. They all try to take you for some dumb troglodyte.
I long switched to piracy for movies and series. Enter name, wait 1-2 minutes, watch in 4k with no ads but in peace.
Same. Never watch it but they insist and give us a deal (and then we have to call and threaten to cancel every few months when they try to take the deal away lol)
they've already had this for a bit with WWE on netflix.
It's just cable with Tivo. you can pause, rewind, all crap. WWE was the test case (it's like the TV version of the porn industry) so now they'll woo over other cable networks and sporting events. And then...oh you got cable without having to buy a tivo box. on the bright side, it'll make pirating and restreaming live sports a heck of alot easier.
65 Comments
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 147 pts · 37d
Yesterday I watched Spain - Belgium on a live stream on Prime Video. The same stream was available on Netflix and YouTube.
It was like live TV, but properly enshitified. Instead of professional journalists and commenters, you get streamers reacting to the game, improper comments, like and subscribe notices, publicity every time the ball stops, paid viewer comments overlayed on the broadcast. A complete shitstorm.
I realized that this is what the future of live TV looks like. So I think I'm done with it.
bananamuffin@thelemmy.club · 66 pts · 37d
The TV from Idiocracy made manifest. How I miss the 90s.
crimson_iris@piefed.social · 39 pts · 37d
I know this sounds like a bad thing, but I can't wait for Ow My Balls.
Soulphite@reddthat.com · 11 pts · 37d
Go away, im baitin!
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 37d
That's pretty much America's Funniest Videos. About 35% of their videos are guys taking it in the groin.
bad1080@piefed.social · 4 pts · 37d
i'm still waiting for "climbing for dollars"
MonaySimpson@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 37d
Jackass.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 37d
inari@piefed.zip · 12 pts · 37d
We had a few shows we liked but in general TV always sucked
protist@retrofed.com · 3 pts · 37d
For real, watching shows you like on Netflix on demand is far superior to mindlessly scrolling through 70 channels and waiting for commercials to end, like we did in the 90s
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 37d
True, yet somehow this is even worse. There's always a deeper level of hell.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 37d
I have a friend who keeps telling me I need to watch this movie. However I just realized I don't need to, I'm living it.
architect@thelemmy.club · 9 pts · 37d
In idiocracy the president realized he was in over his head and needed a smarter person to fix things
So this is worse.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 37d
watch it still, unlike reality, it's funny, until you realise that even idiocracy is better than this
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 36d
President Camacho at least tried to find the smartest people to solve the problems
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 36d
the moment that he showed resolts, Camacho, with zero ego, let him take the presidency.
And Camacho really cared for the public and their welfare.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 37d
…Wow.
“What if we took early 2000s cable, and added everything bad about YouTube and Twitch to it?”
return2ozma@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
I don't have local live TV channels so I hooked up a coax antenna to my TV and I got the local Fox station so I watched it on there. Free TV!
shweddy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
Sounds like tv from the outer worlds and cyberpunk 2077
lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 47 pts · 37d
SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 37d
How about 500 channels?
mrslt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 37d
I will never not upvote Choking Victim.
ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 37d
Thanks! I'll have that song in my head all day now to remind me why I cancelled all my subscriptions!
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 37d
My favorite Springsteen song.
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 37d
56, we lost animal planet.
bad1080@piefed.social · 3 pts · 37d
58 now
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 37d
Believe it or not, a LOT of people really want this. It’s a lot to do with “choice paralysis”. They can’t choose what to watch, but they want to watch something. I’ve gotta admit I’d like to just be able to go to a sci-fi channel and watch something random.
return2ozma@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 37d
I recently discovered that Sling TV has over 500+ live TV free channels. It's like Pluto or Tubi but way more channels.
https://www.sling.com/freestream
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 37d
The problem I have with most of these services is that every channel is too hyper-specific, often literally just playing a single show or, at best, 2-3 shows but in multi-hour blocks. Incredibly lazy IMO.
To me, the appeal of linear terrestrial TV is having channels that show a wide variety of things throughout the day. If I wanted to see 24 hours of non-stop Mr. Bean I’d download them and shuffle the folder.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 37d
Been meaning to try random Jellyfin plugins that sim tv channels.
https://github.com/binarygeek119/FinTV
https://github.com/DrewThomasson/JellyfinTV
The second one even does custom ads based on channel content. I would love a plugin that queries random retro ads off the internet. Like you're watching Star Trek and get an ad for the SNES or Supersoaker when shows have scenes designed around commercials, or between episodes.
the_artic_one@piefed.social · 2 pts · 36d
I'm using Tunarr which hooks up to a Jellyfin or Plex library and lets you customize channels and filler content (ads) with a bunch of different scheduling tools. Definitely a more heavyweight solution than those plugins but a lot more flexible.
You still have to find the filler content yourself but there's plenty of playlists on YouTube and Tunarr also supports local libraries so you don't need to clutter up your Jellyfin library with them.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 36d
My Samsung TV has a channel dedicated to stargate.
I turn that on after work and just watch what ever episode from whatever iteration while i decompress from work
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d
Seems like it is geo-locked or down.
Snowcano@startrek.website · 6 pts · 37d
I’ve been using an app called Coax (Apple only, which will disappoint some) to do this with my Plex library and it’s glorious. Beautiful retro styled schedule grid, automated channel/schedule creation, even has a weather channel with Jazz playing. I’m rediscovering stuff that’s been sitting idle on my server for years because it’s just fun to see what’s “on” and be like, ‘Oh yeah, let’s check that out for a few minutes’ and then I end up watching the whole thing.
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d
Thanks for this, I’ll give it a go on my Apple TV.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
i just make genre playlists in jellyfin and shuffle whatever i feel like watching.
snooggums@piefed.world · 5 pts · 37d
Netflix already has (had?) a feature that randomly plays something.
bad1080@piefed.social · 41 pts · 37d
next thing they'll think up is a free tier supported by just ads
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 37d
If only there were some technology where they could then distribute this over the air.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 37d
Riiight, then you would only need like a dumb display panel that could receive the signal. Someone should patent this quick!
bad1080@piefed.social · 11 pts · 37d
brilliant! it's like radio but with pictures, idk if the technology is there yet tho...
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 36d
Pluto, Plex, Tubi already did that + live tv streaming.
roserose56@lemmy.zip · 33 pts · 37d
Tell me you want to be a cable service without telling me.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 29 pts · 37d
All we need now is to bring the feeds into our home for free. Maybe an antennae device of some sort?
CallMeAl@piefed.world · 21 pts · 37d
I've recently been getting into free IPTV streams. There are 1000s and 1000s and free streams from all over the world in pretty much every language with over 2000 in English alone. Most are not geo blocked. You can find a list here: https://iptv-org.github.io/
return2ozma@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 37d
Which ones are free? I clicked on a few of the links and they all wanted you to sign up for a subscription
CallMeAl@piefed.world · 6 pts · 37d
I loaded this list into Dispatcharr and then went through and tested and added what looked interesting to my channel list. Right now I have 60 channels that I can watch via Jellyfin.
These include movie channels, news channels (from several countries). music videos, comedy, documentary. Also streams dedicated to older shows like CSI, Beavis and Butthead, etc.
Mostly I watch music video channels while I'm working or doing chores. News when I want news, and Buzzr because I like old game shows when I just want something chill.
ETA: Here you can find links to all the lists https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/PLAYLISTS.md
4am@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 37d
The Italian government now has you on a watchlist and wants you dead
TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id · 1 pts · 37d
Santa Maria!
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social · 2 pts · 37d
Your link in this comment doesn't seem to be working. The prior one did though.
CallMeAl@piefed.world · 1 pts · 37d
It was a typo, fixed.
hansolo@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 37d
Y'all, the greatest joy in my media universe is the 24/7 MST3K channel that's on one of these things. Guaranteed laugh within 2 minutes. I don't need to select the episode. I don't want each episode in a row. I want random.
4am@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 37d
https://www.twitch.tv/mst3k
usernameless@piefed.social · 5 pts · 37d
There's also: https://www.twitch.tv/bobross
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 37d
I haven't seen any live-tv for 30yrs now, I'm baffled they still exist somehow?
dan1101@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 37d
On the rare occasion I see live TV, the commercials are a new level of terrible now.
4am@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 37d
They don’t even try to be entertaining now. Always some bold statement about the proud American tradition read by someone with a gruff voice and it’s a fucking dog food commercial or something
dan1101@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
Drugs, lawyers, and AI videos.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 37d
I can imagine...and I really really despise commercials or ads. They all try to take you for some dumb troglodyte. I long switched to piracy for movies and series. Enter name, wait 1-2 minutes, watch in 4k with no ads but in peace.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 37d
Having tv I don’t watch lowers my internet bill by like $20 a month.
Blibly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
Same. Never watch it but they insist and give us a deal (and then we have to call and threaten to cancel every few months when they try to take the deal away lol)
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 37d
Lol. My bill is fixed so that wouldn't change anything. But our TV can only do jellyfin 😁
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 37d
Full circle, except gated off now. I'll count that as a win for the company.
whaleross@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
Next week - Live talk shows without video! You can order a special subscription package to your car. Now only currency 9.99
rozodru@piefed.world · 6 pts · 37d
they've already had this for a bit with WWE on netflix.
It's just cable with Tivo. you can pause, rewind, all crap. WWE was the test case (it's like the TV version of the porn industry) so now they'll woo over other cable networks and sporting events. And then...oh you got cable without having to buy a tivo box. on the bright side, it'll make pirating and restreaming live sports a heck of alot easier.