
Roku’s Free-Channel Search, YouTube TV Channel Split, and Broadband Slump Highlight This Week in Cord-Cutting
Roku rolled out a long-awaited live TV guide search feature to simplify discovery across its free ad-supported channels, while Comcast and Charter/Spectrum saw substantial broadband subscriber losses—part of a broader cord-cutting wave into 2026. YouTube TV also split Cartoon Network and Adult Swim into separate channels, requiring manual navigation to switch between them and signaling ongoing evolution in streaming lineups and how viewers access family-friendly versus mature content.

