As CNBC reported, Disney picked up the networks earlier this year through its acquisition of Fox’s TV and movie businesses, but is now selling them off to settle a government antitrust lawsuit. Other bidders include broadcast groups, equity firms, and even the New York Yankees (which are looking to buy full ownership of the YES Network). Fox itself—or what’s left of it—could also join the bidding to get its former sports networks back.

All of which means that Amazon isn’t a sure bet to pick up those networks itself. Still, it would probably be the most disruptive winner of the bunch, both for better and for worse. If Amazon were to prevail, it would likely speed the rise of a la carte TV by offering must-see local sports outside of cable bundles. At the same time, it would also send us down a treacherous path, where the content you’re able to watch depends on which streaming devices you decide to buy. Read the full column on TechHive.

As for Hulu, its $40 per month live TV service is getting Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Motor Trend, and TLC, while Hulu’s $8 per month Entertainment add-on is getting AHC, Destination America, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, and Science. Hulu’s deal with DIscovery also extends to the basic on-demand service, which will get older episodes of some Food Network, TLC and HGTV shows.

The lineup expansions are likely a direct result of Discovery buying Scripps Networks, whose channels (including HGTV and Food Network) were already available in both Sling TV and Hulu with Live TV. The move may have given Discovery extra bargaining power to stuff its channels into Sling’s and Hulu’s lineups. So far, neither company has raised prices, though Sling did hike the price of its Orange plan by $5 per month earlier this year, and Hulu moved FYI and Lifetime Movies out of its main bundle and into the new Entertainment add-on last month. We’ll see if any other price hikes or lineup changes follow.

New Chromecast review: Just before Thanksgiving, TechHive published my review of Google’s third-generation Chromecast. As I’ve noted in previous newsletters, it’s not a major upgrade over the previous model, though the 15% speed boost is noticeable coming from an original Chromecast. The new model also supports 1080p video at 60 frames per second, versus either 720p at 60 frames per second or 1080p at 30 frames per second on older Chromecasts. This only matters for certain YouTube videos and Twitch live streams. Most live TV broadcasts that are in 60 frames per second are still limited to 720p anyway.

Meanwhile, Chromecast’s inherent flaws remain: You still use the streaming apps on your phone or tablet as the interface, which is not ideal for picking something to watch with a group or a partner, and the lack of a proper TV remote makes pausing and rewinding tiresome. Google also hasn’t come up with a great to browse and search for videos across different apps from your phone. All of this makes me think Chromecast is better as a supplement to other streaming devices like the Roku Streaming Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K, because being launching videos from your phone does come in handy sometimes. As an outright replacement, it’s a tougher sell.

YouTube’s free movies: YouTube has quietly added a section for free, ad-supported movies to its website. It’s not a huge or especially impressive selection, but you can at least watch The Terminator or binge all five Rocky films (no Creed, alas), and Jiro Dreams of Sushi is great if you don’t have access to it on Netflix.

Semi-related: YouTube also plans to some of its Originals for free, rather than requiring a $12 per month YouTube Premium subscription. Perhaps the company has seen Roku’s success in offering and promoting free, ad-supported video and has decided to adapt.