It was long-anticipated, and it finally happened—YouTube has launched its online TV service, the somewhat blandly named YouTube TV. The new service offers 44 pay-TV channels and up to six separate user accounts.
YouTube TV costs $35 per month, which is contract-free and includes a cloud-based DVR. Channels include YouTube Red original programming, along with ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC, in addition to The CW, ESPN, Fox Sports, USA Network, FX, SEC ESPN, Free Form, E! Television, Disney Channel, SyFy, and more.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki thinks that this new service will particularly attract the eyes of millennials, who are watching less and less TV these days. Said Wojcicki:
“There’s no question that millennials love great TV content, but what we’ve seen is they don’t want to watch it in the traditional setting,”
YouTube TV is fairly expensive compared to the competition, and is missing some popular channels. Will it take off or crash and burn?
[via Home Media Magazine]
Well Yes $35 seems costly when SlingTV is $20 but you hardly touched on the most appealing aspect, which is cloud based DVR. All these new packages are for live tv which is mostly useless to me as you have to watch ads and can only watch one thing at a time when they want, pass. That’s exactly what Millennials have moved away from except for when it comes to sports. If I can stream everything when I want, then I may have some interest
Well $35 is not all that bad. When you look at the price of crap cable TV.
But then you still need to add the net price you are paying to get the net.
I dropped Cable TV years back. Don’t miss a thing. And really don’t miss the $100 + a month bill. And 95% of what is on is crap anyway. I just use over the air. HULU, NetFlix, AMAZON, & WARNER ARCHIVES. .
And still pay less then I was for crap cable TV..