Yahoo's new app is a TV Guide for cord cutters

The app's setup process identifies which streaming services you are already subscribed to, meaning you will be provided with recommendations for sites you have access to.

Yahoo of course has its own Yahoo Screen app for mobile devices, but it also links to content on iTunes, Amazon Video, Hulu, Netflix, HBO GO, ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC, Xfinity, YouTube, A&E, BET, Cartoon Network, Cinemax, Comedy Central, Disney, Food Network, and others. If you have the streaming app installed, the will open it to the specific app movie or episode.

The company introduced a "mood picker", which should help users determine what kind of televised entertainment they want to enjoy.

"As your favorite movies and TV shows continue to migrate from the cable box and into a variety of streaming services, it's becoming increasingly painful to actually find and watch them", wrote Yahoo's Senior Director of Product Management in a . You can also rule out paying for anything by filtering away rentals or buy options. Other useful features include Rotten Tomatoes ratings, a short blurb for each title, year of release, and cast and filmmaker details. At any rate, if you're looking to give it a shot, Android and iOS apps are ready to accept your queries. A "similar" section beneath each title helpfully points you to more movies or shows you might like, too, based on the current selection.

Yahoo Video Guide faces the same problem plaguing its rivals: poor integration of the not-so-famous streaming video services. There are now a variety of smaller services where TV shows, movies and other original videos can be found - like Watchable, go90, Stream, Sling TV, Noggin, Feeln, Tubi TV, Vimeo, Pluto TV, Vessel, SeeSo, and more - but not all these apps include these niche services. We just had to search for "Hobbit" once, instead of conducting that same search back-and-forth on different apps.