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Tom's Guide
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
DirecTV just gave its live TV streaming service a serious upgrade
DirecTV makes our cut as one of the best live TV streaming services, but it's got a major flaw — it's expensive. To overcome this and bring in more cord-cutting customers, the cable alternative launched Genre Packs back in February. These packs offer a smaller, more affordable genre-focused channel selection, and often even include a streaming service subscription. Now, DirecTV is adding a new Genre Pack to its current offering, and including a decent amount of channels to two of its existing packs without raising prices (for now). As of yesterday (June 26), you can now sign up for MyKids, DirecTV's fifth Genre Pack. For $19.99 a month, you get 12 family-friendly channels, including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel. You also get a free Disney Plus Basic subscription, which is normally $9.99 just on its own. If you already have the MyEntertainment Genre Pack, there's good news for you, too. DirecTV has added BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, POP, TV Land, and VH1, all at no extra cost. MySports subscribers are also getting a boost from Paramount, with existing and new customers now getting access to CBS Sports Network and your local CBS station (local station availability in select markets only). Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Here's a full breakdown of the five Genre Packs that DirecTV now offers: Additionally, all Genre Pack subscribers get access to the DirecTV app, unlimited DVR recording and MyFree DirecTV, the company's free streaming service. If you just want a narrow selection of channels, it's a reasonable deal, and we're even considering reviewing the Genre Pack experience separately from DirecTV (formerly DirecTV Stream) because of the increased value these provide. Definitely consider it as an option if you're looking to cut the cord. Malcolm has been with Tom's Guide since 2022, and has been covering the latest in streaming shows and movies since 2023. He's not one to shy away from a hot take, including that "John Wick" is one of the four greatest films ever made. Here's what he's been watching lately:
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Charter restores Disney-owned cable channels for Spectrum customers
Charter Communications is returning the Walt Disney Co.-owned cable channels that were dropped from its Spectrum TV service in 2023 after the two sides negotiated new terms for carrying ESPN and ABC. The companies announced Thursday an 'expanded distribution agreement' that will give Spectrum TV Select customers the ad-supported version of streaming platform Hulu and eight linear TV channels: Disney Jr., Disney XD, Freeform, FXX, FXM, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo and BabyTV. They will be added at no additional cost for subscribers. The cable channels were dropped in 2023 when the companies were unable to agree on terms for carrying ESPN and ABC, which led to a 10-day blackout for Spectrum customers.. The standoff kept tennis fans in Spectrum homes from seeing ESPN's U.S. Open coverage and threatened access to the season premiere of 'Monday Night Football.' At the time, Charter resolved the dispute by agreeing to pay higher fees to keep the rights to carry the main engines of Disney's TV lineup — including ESPN and ABC — but had to sacrifice some of the company's smaller channels. Charter had sought to get free access to Disney's streaming channels for its customers as well. The terms of the expanded deal to return the dropped channels and add Hulu were not disclosed beyond saying it was 'financially net positive for both companies.' It's likely Disney needed to maintain the distribution of the channels to Charter's nearly 15 million cable homes to keep them viable for advertisers. 'These channels expand Spectrum's entertainment offering and create meaningful value for both companies by boosting advertising reach and strengthening audience engagement across platforms,' Charter said in its announcement of the deal. The Disney-Charter pact is a sign of how both programmers and cable and satellite services are being more flexible as they contend with the steady decline of pay TV customers. Pricing is a key reason consumers have abandoned traditional TV for streaming. Separately, satellite TV provider DirecTV announced Thursday it will offer a new slimmed-down package of channels called MyKids, designed for younger viewers. The package offered for $19.99 a month will provide access to kid- and teen-oriented channels from Disney, Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Discovery and Weigel Broadcasting. MyKids, which includes Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and MeTV Toons, is one of the newest lower priced genre-based packages DirecTV is offering to customers. In addition to MyKids, DirecTV customers can select packages with news, entertainment, sports and Spanish-language channels, all priced well under the monthly cost of subscribing to the entire channel lineup.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
20 Of The Funniest Tweets About Married Life (Feb. 11 - Feb.18)
Marriage is full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary moments in between. Somehow the married people on X, formerly known as Twitter, continue to find humor in the minutiae of wedded life. Every week, we round up the funniest marriage tweets on the platform. Read on for 20 relatable ones that will have you laughing in agreement. It's cool that my wife took up snoring as a new hobby. — Opioid Cunningham (@anthracitedub) February 14, 2025 Send this to my husband you'll have zero functioning tires by sunrise don't play with me — Lu in Alaska (@luinalaska) February 12, 2025 My husband just walked in the door and saw a gift bag with red hearts all over it sitting on the table and I cannot make this up, said, 'Is it someone's birthday?' — Lady Lawya (@Parkerlawyer) February 13, 2025 If you like adrenaline rushes fueled by anxiety and annoyance, I highly recommend catching a flight with my husband. — Hollie Harris (@allholls) February 17, 2025 In a healthy marriage you just ask the hard questions when your spouse is late getting home from work. — Eli McCann (@EliMcCann) February 13, 2025 Not emotionally prepared to enter the 'we're sharing one meal' part of my life. — your other mom (@difficultpatty) February 12, 2025 My wife just asked me ' Do you notice anything different about me?' And now I'm scared as hell — Tony P. (@Tbone7219) February 14, 2025 My husband just referred to another woman as 'Megan Fox hot' I'm sorry??? What about 'my wife hot' ??? — Arielle🌷 (@aerialarielle_) February 11, 2025 In any relationship there is the person whose stomach makes crazy noises at night and the person who says 'your stomach is making crazy noises'. — I Hide From My Kids (@IHideFromMyKids) February 11, 2025 husband: who's emailing you so late on a Fridaylinkedin: heeeey — meghan (@deloisivete) February 15, 2025 It's called the "Master Bedroom" because that's where my wife sleeps. — Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) February 15, 2025 I found this thing of chocolates in the kitchen today and thanked my sweet husband and he said "I bought that for myself. Hands off." — Eli McCann (@EliMcCann) February 16, 2025 My husband brought home a bouquet of mozzarella sticks resting in a baby vase of marinara. If this isn't true love, I don't know what is. — sixfootcandy (@sixfootcandy) February 14, 2025 After some blood work recently, I decided to order prenatal vitamins but didn't tell my husband why, I just put them in our medicine cabinet. And now we wait. — Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) February 15, 2025 If you're wondering if kids who collect all those rocks they find ever get rid of them, my husband has a box full of all those rocks from his childhood he refuses to part with. — Hollie Harris (@allholls) February 16, 2025 Ladies, this Valentine's Day send him a picture of you in a Home Depot. That'll really drive him wild. — Marissa 💚💛 (@michimama75) February 14, 2025 Husband: Why don't I ever have any clean clothes???Me: *wearing his underwear, socks, T-shirt and hoodie*Me: I have no idea, that's wild. — 📚🍄 L I Z 🍀🍓 (@LivedAHobbit) February 16, 2025 Please pray for me… I'm fine I'm just stuck working from home with my husband all week. — Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) February 12, 2025 My wife told my son to stop drinking his water so loudly last night and when he looked at me I was like sorry bud it only gets worse from here. — Dad Named Matt 🇺🇸 (@mahnamematt) February 18, 2025 After the kids went to bed my wife and I took a gummy and put on some black peel-off facial masks. A while later my daughter had a nightmare so I ran upstairs to soothe her. One look at me and she SCREAMED, which made me SCREAM, which woke my son up SCREAMING. What a trip, man. — Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) February 15, 2025 The Funniest Marriage Tweets To Get You Through This Week The Funniest Tweets From Women This Week The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
