Fresh off the rumors of Hulu adding live cable packages to their service as early as 2017 comes news that YouTube may be looking to do the same. Interesting how the new popular on-demand form of media is seeking to absorb classic cable services. According to our plug, Youtube has been working behind the scenes to bring a new paid service called “Unplugged”.

Rumor has it that Youtube aims to bring live television channels in bundles starting at the price of $35. The interesting part about this story is that it’s being reported that this deal has been in the works since 2012, but with rumors of Hulu coming + Sony already in the cable lane (Playstation Vue); things have been sped up. Word on the street is YouTube is currently in talks with NBCUniversal, Fox, CBS, and Viacom.

I don’t have a problem with them making this addition to the site as long as it’s fairly priced & YouTube doesn’t forget where they came from. It’d be a shame to see such a community driven site turn entirely corporate. Actually, it’d be a betrayal. Use the people and their content to uplift your platform, only to toss them to the side once they get a little clout.

We’ll see how this all plays out.

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