You have now one more way to watch your favortie content: Google has launched its own online TV subscription service. In an official blog post yesterday, Google announced YouTube TV. This service will join the already popular streaming TV services such as Sling TV and AT&T-owned DirectTV Now.
YouTube TV will include over 40 networks with over three-dozen channels in the base package, including live broadcast of TV shows and sports events as well as originals from YouTube Red for the cost of $35 a month (base package). Some of the most notable channels include ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and ESPN, though other major networks such as CNN, TBS, TNT, and HBO are missing from the base list, at least for the time being.
Google says every subscription comes with six accounts, so each of your family members can have their own personalized account. Additionally, each account gets unique content recommendations based on their taste and access to unlimited cloud DVR to record their favorite shows.
So how YouTube TV is better than other similar services out there? Well, the main advantage here, of course, is the cost. For instance, AT&T’s DirectTV Now costs $70 a month, which is double the price of YouTube TV. Granted, DirectTV Now offers 120 channels compared to YouTube’s just 40 channels, though not everyone actually wants that much channels, and YouTube TV already covers many of the popular ones, including sports channels. With YouTube TV you will be able to add additional channels to the basic package in a pick-and-choose fashion, and you can also unsubscribe from the service at any time.
It also comes with an unlimited cloud-based DVR service, which means all your favorite shows and live sports events that you record will be stored in the cloud, rather than on your device, so you don’t have to worry about deleting older recording. Google says each of the recordings will be stored in the cloud up to nine months before it gets permanently deleted, and you can access these recordings from multiple locations.
As with the case with every Google services, YouTube TV will be available virtually everywhere: on mobile, tablet, computer as well as on your TV (via Chromecast), though the service is intended to be mobile-first. It’s worth noting that it will be served via a standalone app, rather than as a feature addition to the already-established YouTube video service.
As for when the service will go live, Google says YouTube TV will be available in the US in coming months. It’s unclear as of now whether the service will be expanded to other regions later on or it’s US-only.
Source: Official YouTube Blog
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