it's cable two

cable two is a live public tv network making television for the digital age. cable two is a threat and a promise.

we stream tv shows, experiments, half-formed ideas, fake commercials, call-in chaos, and live moments that can never be repeated. it’s part tv channel, part art collective, part ongoing experiment in what livestreaming can be when you imagine greater.

we're a creative community that is constantly working, learning, and growing together. our goal is to provide the support, resources, and platform for artists to make what they want to make, and share it with the world.

anyone can be part of cable two, all you have to do is say hi.

flip through this playlist to get what we're all about.

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Curation: Our shows put an emphasis on experimentation with form, outside of traditional gaming livestreams.
Alliance: cable two is not about finding a place to put any old stream, but joining a group of people to work towards a common goal.
Borrowing: we play with visual language of media across time, but are not bound by any individual style aside from our own. take pieces to create something new.
Limitless: eddie mora is a struggling author in new york city. his girlfriend lindy, frustrated with his lack of progress a
Earnesty: the concept of our streams come from a place of love. find something you want to do, and follow it.

why streaming????;?

when you’re watching a livestream, you’re there to see something that has never happened, and will never happen again. you’re not watching a finished thing. you get to be part of the happening. livestreaming and television both turn time into a shared space that people enter together, even if they’re far apart. streaming got pulled toward gaming because video games already have the structure built in. it’s easy to watch and easy to share. but the form is bigger than what it’s been used for. Cable Two exists to see what happens when livestreaming stops trying to be one thing and starts becoming whatever people can make together in real time.

how can i join cable two?

if you've got an idea for a show or project, send us a pitch. it doesn’t need to be polished or fully formed. it just needs to feel like something that could exist. write down what it is, what it might look like on stream, what you’d need to make it happen, and how often it would show up if it became real. once your pitch is ready, submit it to our pitch page for review. you gotta read all of the documents and tips beforehand. if your pitch gets accepted, you’ll move on to production.
feel free to join our discord or email us for advice. if you’re unsure, or just want to talk it through, chat with us any time. good luck!

frequently asked questions

Q: is cable two a retro channel?
A: no. we are interested in media across every era. cable two has no single visual style beyond the personality of the projects and people making them.

Q:how can i update to cable three?
A: please return your threebox to our mailing address for a full refund.

Q: what is your mailing address?
A: our P.O. box is currently inactive, talk to us in the discord and we'll patch you through.

Q: what is the media landscape of the 21st century?
A: do not repeat. do not discuss.

history

cable two started as a way for friends to have fun together.
in early 2020, while everyone was learning how to bake bread and playing animal crossing, the founders of cable two discovered a joke forum called twitter2, which was promptly banned after 100,000 posts in two weeks for posting images of women smoking. this led to the creation of another forum, a spiritual successor to twitter2, where we could continue to hang out and joke around, soon forming a distinctive group voice.

we thought it would be cool to livestream together on a single account, imitating the format of classic television, because it was funny. we liked the notion that in this digital age, we can. this led to the creation of orbtelevision, a shared Twitch channel that served as a platform for experimental livestreaming. after several months we decided to rebrand the channel as cable two.

since its inception, cable two has tried to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of streaming, but more than anything else, cable two is still friends making television together. we like everyone in our group, what we’re making, and we’d like to keep doing it. now, we’d like to extend that to others.