"Stream ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC & more. Never run out of DVR storage space. 6 accounts, 1 price. $35/month. Cancel anytime."
Is it just me or does "DVR" sound incredibly antiquated? DVR was always a hack to get around the real-time broadcast schedule.
That said, I'm definitely interested in this as someone who hasn't had cable/satellite TV since I moved out of my parent's house.
@rrhoover DVR is a solution to can save contents without infringing the distribution rights agreement... because the "live" and "VOD" have a different distribution rights. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
YouTube takes on the cable TV providers!
• $35 a month.
• 6 users can watch on their own devices simultaneously.
• Unlimited Cloud DVR.
• More to come!
Per YouTuber @PhillyD who is at the event
@ryanthejenks@nivo0o0@phillyd Here is the full list of major channels, which are missing from the service (from USA Today):
Turner channels, including CNN, Cartoon Network and TNT, the Viacom networks, including Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon, Scripps (Food Network and Home and Garden) and HBO.
@askdaylen HBO doesn't come with regular cable either, it's always an extra cost and YouTube TV subscribers can get it separately. All those other channels I'm sure will be on there soon unless they've lost it.
Youtube is quickly becoming where I go to for entertainment!
I'm already a big fan of Youtube Red, which is included with my Google Play Music Subscription. Hopefully Youtube TV is even better.
Edit: I hope they allow customers to bundle Google Music and Youtube TV. I'd sign up instantly!
Woah ... I played around with SlingTV on a trial and was left unimpressed. This though, seems like a big damn deal. Definitely keeping a close eye on it.
@jamespjennings Same. It's marketed as a "TV-like" experience, but only a few channels are true live feeds, while most are limited selection on-demand shows. Felt more like Netflix than TV.
Unless you really love sports or need to have streaming access to every live broadcast TV network, YouTube TV is a terrible choice. Yes, having an unlimited DVR function is nice, as is the ability to have up to four simultaneous streams. But the sports networks and local broadcast affiliates take up about half of the 40 or so announced channels. If you watch a lot of cable television, you're going to be unhappy with what YouTube TV doesn't include: Turner Networks (CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon); Viacom Networks (MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Nick, TV Land); Scripps Channels (Food, HGTV, Cooking, Travel), A&E Networks (A&E, History, Lifetime). While $35 is a nice pricepoint, for another $10 a month, you can get a much larger package of channels from an OTT competitor, albeit not always with every local network TV affiliate.
Right now, the best option is probably Sling or Playstation Vue. DirecTV Now is still too buggy an the Hulu offering is still in a private Beta. Sling's biggest issue is that you can only have one stream of some of the networks and their DVR function is still in Beta. Vue has an unlimited DVR function and lots of channels. But their user interface seems to have been designed by someone who doesn't watch television.
$35 to watch networks that show ads every 5 minutes.
I'm paying for content, I don't want to be bombarded with a gazillion ads I don't care to watch.
No thanks :P
Looks impressive, price is great. Can you add premium channels like HBO or Showtime? I know HBO Now is available on it's own for $15/mo. But curious if they will offer it for cheaper.
@martymankins It does say "SHOWTIME® available for extra monthly charge" in the bottom right of the welcome page. Not sure about HBO but I suspect not, at least for now.
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