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That's the concept behind the "TV" app on Apple TV/iOS.

Also Roku.

Except every channel on Roku is a different app with a different experience - Netflix, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, ... all provide similar functionality, bit with differences in UI.

Just give me a best-of-breed UI that lets me watch all the things.

It's called fully-loaded Kodi.

True, it's not totally homogeneous. But it does support searching through them from one interface.

I just subscribed to HBO through Amazon for this reason. It's really great. Amazon user experience and streaming capabilities seem better than HBO. But HBO is the only place you can get Game of Thrones. Win-win :)

I think Kodi has a decent shot at getting there - there is now a fledgling Netflix plugin. A big step towards providing content to the major streaming services (and local content) through a customisable UI.

Interestingly HBO just did this: They put HGO Go into Hulu.

$15/month is still a lot though.

Maybe, but they put out good content that I personally think is worth the price of admission.

For the most part, that has been TiVo for the last 4-5 years.