Category: TV

Sometimes called over-the-top television (OTT), the market for internet entertainment content is changing rapidly! Broadband Committee member, Mary Ellen Banks, follows these developments in the streaming television space closely. In this installment of her occasional series on the topic, Mary Ellen looks at low or no-cost TV programming options.

A common question from potential subscribers is “Will you be offering TV?”. Whip City Fiber does not provide television programming but many customers will subscribe to one or more streaming services (YouTube TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc.) for watching TV, movies, and sports over a broadband internet connection. Broadband Committee member, Mary Ellen Banks, follows developments in the streaming television space and has written this overview to help subscribers understand these offerings.

The phrase “Cutting the Cord” refers to delivering TV over the Internet (Streaming) rather than from a cable company package. There are many streaming services, among them YouTube TV, SLING, Hulu TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire (TV or Stick), that allow you to view many of the stations and programs available on Cable or via Dish/DIRECTV using an Internet connection.

In a recent item in his newsletter “Cord Cutter Weekly”, tech journalist Jared Newman discussed a new website, MyBundle.TV which allows you to enter your zip code, and select from a list of TV channels and programs you are interested in. It then displays a ranked listing of the streaming services available in your area.