AT&T TV’s big idea is to provide a familiar TV experience, but over the internet instead of through cable or satellite. Customers get a streaming set-top box from AT&T that’s preloaded with the AT&T TV service, and it comes with a remote that borrows lots of ideas from cable boxes, such as a dedicated guide button and channel number keys. Because the AT&T TV box runs on Google’s Android TV operating system, it also supports other streaming apps, such as Netflix and Disney+.

Unfortunately, AT&T TV also brought along some of the reasons people have been parting ways with cable and satellite TV service in the first place, including long-term contracts, sneaky fees, and drastic price hikes. As a result, what could have been a gateway to cord-cutting for millions will instead appeal to almost no one. Read the full column on TechHive.

In a fiery Twitter post, YES Network noted that nationally-televised Yankees games will also be blacked out on YouTube TV as a result of the fallout. YES claims that YouTube TV wanted a “sweetheart, below-market deal” for its channel, and seems bewildered that Sinclair went ahead with a patchwork agreement that leaves out some of its biggest markets.

To be fair, this is an unusual deal, and could reflect Sinclair’s weakening position as a growing number of TV providers walk away from regional sports entirely. Dish Network dropped Fox Sports regionals from both its satellite service and Sling TV last summer, and FuboTV followed in January. Some analysts now speculate that Comcast could threaten to do so next.

YouTube TV adds “mark as watched” function: It’s not all gloomy news for YouTube TV subscribers this week. The service has also answered the anguished cries of DVR diehards by letting them label recordings that they’ve already watched. While YouTube TV does this automatically for episodes you’ve watched from start to finish, there hasn’t been a way to manually flag episodes when you only watch a portion or view them outside of YouTube TV.

There is a catch, however: For now, the feature is only launching on computers and mobile devices for now. You can find it by long-pressing on an episode in your DVR list or hitting the vertical “…” button, then pressing “Mark this episode as watched.” YouTube says the feature is still rolling out, so you might have to wait a while longer to see it.

FX arrives on Hulu: As of this week, you no longer need a big bundle of channels to watch FX’s original series. New episodes will now appear on Hulu the day after they air, and full seasons of most existing FX shows—old and new—are available as well. The shows are all part of Hulu’s on-demand service, which costs $6 per month with ads or $12 per month without them. Hulu will even host some FX originals exclusively on its service, meaning they won’t appear on cable at all.

The backstory here is that Disney acquired FX along with 21st Century Fox last year, and it assumed full control of Hulu shortly thereafter. As Disney tries to build up its streaming business around Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+—which the company now bundles together for $13 per month—it’s becoming less concerned about preserving the entertainment value of cable packages. FX shows give Hulu an instant boost in critically-acclaimed programming, and make the aforementioned Disney bundle that much stronger.

Bear in mind that ESPN+ is not a streaming version of the cable channel. For now, at least, it mostly functions as a repository for ESPN’s leftovers.

One other deal worth mentioning: Best Buy has Apple’s HomePod speaker for $200, which is $100 off the regular price. If you’re using nothing but an Apple TV to watch television, the HomePod can connect wirelessly to upgrade your TV audio.