This week, YouTube TV is experiencing another price hike up to $72.99/month. While the service has its strong points, there are other streaming apps out there. So how does YouTube TV’s pricing stack up to its competitors? This guide will take you through YouTube TV’s new pricing and the pricing of other potential primary streaming services.
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The high cost of cable TV has been a huge part of the rise of streaming services, as well as live TV streaming services such as Google’s YouTube TV. When it launched, YouTube TV was incredibly affordable, but prices have continued to rise. Is it still the cheaper alternative? Let’s compare.
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After previewing Multiview earlier this week, YouTube TV announced a price increase today to $72.99 per month.
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T-Mobile has offered its customers a slight discount on YouTube TV for a while, but the two companies are changing how the discount is applied going forward.
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As teased last year, YouTube TV today announced “Multiview” to let you watch up to 4 games simultaneously.
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YouTube TV subscribers will retain access to local CW channels, as a new deal with The CW brings local networks to subscribers across the country.
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Just weeks ahead of Opening Day, YouTube TV subscribers lost access to MLB Network and a related add-on, but it seems there’s still hope that content could return.
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Some YouTube TV subscribers are seeing improvements in picture quality, the platform appears to be upping its bitrate slightly.
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YouTube TV launched a UI redesign earlier this year for all platforms, but Apple TV users were left out due to some issues. Now, YouTube TV appears to be restarting the rollout while also working to fix an ongoing crashing issue.
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At the end of January, YouTube TV abruptly lost access to MLB Network, and now the service is also losing its MLB.TV add-on.
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NFL Sunday Ticket is coming to YouTube and YouTube TV with the 2023 season, and ahead of that launch, it’s been confirmed there will be “special offers” for TV subscribers, as well as the first date the package will be available.
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YouTube’s deal with the NFL for Sunday Ticket has huge potential for fans, but it’s still set to come at a hefty cost. Apparently, though, the NFL is considering a “lighter” and cheaper Sunday Ticket offering through YouTube and YouTube TV.
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It’s that time of year again when the best teams in the NFL face off for the Super Bowl LVII championship. If you run Android TV or Google TV and you want to tune in to the game, here’s how you can watch Super Bowl LVII.
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YouTube landed a huge deal at the end of 2022, with NFL Sunday Ticket set to depart DirecTV and instead move to YouTube and YouTube TV. As that debut approaches, Google continues to spill more details, with a recent earnings call confirming a few new features for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube.
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In an email to subscribers this afternoon, YouTube TV announced that it hasn’t been able to renew its deal with the MLB Network and that the baseball channel will no longer be available.
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If you’re having trouble with YouTube TV on your Apple TV this week, you’re not alone. A recent update has broken the live channel guide.
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YouTube TV has a lot of great content ready for viewing, though it can be difficult to sort through a cluttered Library tab or find what movies are live. To combat this, YouTube has redesigned both the Library and Live tabs to be a little more user-friendly, with suggestions based on what users actually like.
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In June of 2021, YouTube TV launched “4K Plus” with three key additions, but is now drastically discounting the monthly add-on for select subscribers.
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Google and YouTube secured the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket in a landmark deal in December, with games set to start airing in late 2023. Now, a YouTube TV exec has confirmed that the platform’s split-screen viewing experience should be ready in time for NFL Sunday Ticket.
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Following its big NFL Sunday Ticket deal, YouTube TV’s referral program is back and even more aggressive than the original January push.
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In case you missed the news last week, Google announced that it had landed a deal with the National Football League to launch NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube and YouTube TV starting in 2023, but a price was never mentioned. What will Sunday Ticket cost NFL fans on YouTube TV? A new estimate gives us an idea of what to expect.
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After months of negotiations, YouTube has officially landed a major deal to bring NFL Sunday Ticket games to YouTube and YouTube TV starting in 2023.
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With the current DirecTV contract expiring at the end of this season, various streaming services have been in talks with the NFL for the rights to Sunday Ticket. Google is now poised to win the NFL Sunday Ticket for YouTube.
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YouTube TV sits in a weird spot between traditional cable television and new digital streaming service. As a hybrid, it retains features like the live guide, where you can see every channel and what’s playing on them. This explainer will take you through customizing that page, so you only see the channels you care about in YouTube TV and hide the ones you don’t.
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