Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
by mholm on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @06:06PM
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My guess would be that the primary users would keep it on as background noise in some room or another, and it would take a significant amount of data for comparatively little benefit.
Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
by jagged-chisel on Thursday August 15, 2024 @08:18AM
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How is the cost any different than “binging” a series kept on as background noise?
If this new feature would cost the streaming companies more money, they just need to tweak the business model or subscription pricing to cover it.
Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
by rck404 on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @05:28PM
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Instagram tried this with IGTV. I actually liked the format too but they did shutdown due to lack of interest
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/20/17484436/instagram-igtv-v...
Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
by thruway516 on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @08:05PM
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Likely from a lack of engaging longform content on IG. Who wants to watch a continuous reel of mind-numbing shorts for hours. Youtube has enough quality content to make a more compelling product in this format
Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
by rickreynoldssf on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @06:15PM
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There was a startup called RheoTV started by ex-Apple people that did exactly that and it didn't work out.
There was also something called NeverThink that had the same fate.
Re:Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
by Thebroser on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @05:44PM
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I used to love this chrome extension back in the day, unsure if it still works but same idea:
Bonus points if you allow me to zap as efficiently as I was able to back when we had analog TVs and cable. I was the master zapper, zapping through hundreds of channels in seconds. Just buffer the adjacent channels and calculate the maximum input latency.