YouTube TV Adds Channels, Raises Prices for New Users Google's live TV streaming service YouTube TV is adding channels, but also raising the price of service for new subscribers. A since pulled post over at Buzzfeed (they apparently violated an embargo) indicates that the company should be adding the Turner family of channels (CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TBS, TNT, truTV, and Turner Classic Movies) starting sometime today. But with those channels comes a higher rate: new users will now pay $40 per month starting March 13, up from the $35 per month YouTube TV charges now. In other words, if you were planning to sign up anyway, you might want to do so sometime in the next month.







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ISurfTooMuch

join:2007-04-23

Tuscaloosa, AL 13 recommendations ISurfTooMuch Member Here we go With the slow but steady price increases, these services are starting to look more and more like traditional cable. They're still a little cheaper, but both prices and channel bundles are ballooning.



Thing is, this is most certainly not what most cord cutters want. What's the point of buying an OTT service when it looks just like a traditional cable package? Sling got it right with the $20 price point, plus a variety of add-on packs tailored to different interests.

seaquake

MVM

join:2001-03-23

Millersville, MD ·Verizon FiOS

3 recommendations seaquake MVM Good for me I switched from YTTV to Hulu because YT didn't have the Turner stations and this was not flying with my wife. Yeah, It's $5 more but I'll be able to drop Hulu and pay about $20 less per month. YT's interface is much better and the DVR stability and reliability far exceed's Hulu's. I'll lose the Hulu library but I'm OK with that.



Honestly, I really wish YT would pull the sports out of their standard package. I don't need any of it and I'd be happy to pay $10 or $15 less a month to avoid it. I'm just fearful as others have said above if these OTT services are going to start following the traditional cable price increases. At least I personally think this increase is justified and I think it's still a decent deal. I know some folks don't agree and that's cool; we'll just agree to disagree. donkeytonk

join:2018-02-13 3 recommendations donkeytonk Member Still has a lot of holes in its lineup I was going to get YouTube TV for my folks but them not having HGTV is probably a deal breaker. They do tend to have a lot more local stations than Sling TV, though. JosemicT

join:2016-09-21

Bon Aqua, TN 2 recommendations JosemicT Member good Good, I hope they just go ahead and ask for $1,000 a month for their services. Not even add an option to view anything with commercials for a lower rate. Just block it all and say NO! Unless you got that 1k to drop for a months viewing..



TV programming is just too damn expensive these days. And most of it is just crap. AT least on netflix "so far" i'm not spending 30 to 40 percent of my tv time watching commercials for crap I don't need.. When they go with the pie chart enthusiast, i'll dump them too.

Anonb34a2

@2600:387.x 2 recommendations Anonb34a2 Anon Nice Pay more for more comercials. What am I missing here? Seems like the usual money grab.