You can do this with Plex, which I find occasionally nice

but the enshittification...

I know, I know, I'm just relating to a comment. It's also a feature on other sites

Personally I'd like a "live" TV with 1-episode DVR. As in, I can tune in to a random whatever and if I find it actually interesting I can hop back to the start of the episode and enjoy without having to completely miss the before bits.

I occasionally go to pirate sites that do this. You just go and tune in to a channel with a chat of other people who are just watching whatever plays.

I enjoy watching cartoon network and discovery when I stay at a hotel, reminds me of my youth.

Ideal would be a playlist you build and hit randomize. You pay for it. No commercials. I don’t think there’s a service that does this…

I think my favorite part is the fact that everybody (with the exception of telecasts) is seeing the same thing at the same time, so it was more of a social event like sports. It was so great back then.