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They were probably actively preventing them from releasing a YouTube TV app for the FireTV as well, I'm guessing. I'd love to switch to YouTube TV (I've had MA
by joekrill 9y ago
They were probably actively preventing them from releasing a YouTube TV app for the FireTV as well, I'm guessing.
I'd love to switch to YouTube TV (I've had MANY problems with PlayStation Vue, and Sling is decent, but missing some channels). They don't have a FireTV app, though. But frankly I'm ready to simply ditch my FireTV because of that alone. Throw in the fact that my FireTV is covered with ads now and it's kind of a no-brainer.
- peatmoss 9y agoI watch the PBS NewsHour on Youtube on the FireTV because it tends to be available sooner than on the PBS app. After the last round of updates, I've gotten a lot of video stuttering in YouTube, such that restarting the FireTV is the only way to fix it. That, and the UI of the FireTV got way harder / less-logical to use a few months back (along with the ads). Beyond the recent junking up of the UI and Youtube hiccuping, I'm getting really, really tired of the Google / Apple / Amazon / content / platform / device wars.
- dhoulb 9y agoThat’s a really great point! YouTube is probably the best placed brand in the whole market to offer a true OTT cable replacement. And Amazon wants to own that market with Channels. Amazon would do anything to kill YouTube’s chances of making that happen, so I guess Google is firing some early warning shots! I had been wondering why they were both so uppity about £30 dongles, but if they’re pre-competing for the £1000 a year cable market then it makes absolute sense!