Cordkillers 494 - They've Gone Plaid!

YouTube tries to enhance your television experience, Doctor Who transcends timezones, DirecTV finds a glitch, and people just aren’t watching together apart anymore. All this and more on Cordkillers!

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SUPPLY RUN

YouTube is changing the lean back experience on televisions to improve the chat, add the ability to see sports scores without exiting a video, and enhancing the shopping experience. But is that really what anyone wants?

SEARCH PARTY

Doctor Who gets a when, then Disney gives it a why? Black Mirror to return in 2025, The Bear won’t stop at three, Neve Campbell back to Scream, 1975’s Bill Murray makes a comeback, and the FCC attempts to simplify your cable bill.

BURIED TREASURE

Brian: The Good Place

Tom: The Detroiters

SCANNING THE HORIZON

DirecTV will give discounts for subscribers that don’t want local channels

The BBC will begin streaming BBC News on connected TV and FAST platforms, with ads

Fubo added MASN, which carries Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games

Tubi added more than 200 movies to its service Canada

Amazon removing Prime Video Watch Party on April 2nd

CHATTER

Matt