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Google Unveils New 'YouTube TV' Streaming Service for $35 per Month
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Maybe don't pay for **** service? I have 35/35mb connection and will often stream a movie with an online friend to watch + watch youtube video, game and chat while my parents are also watching netflix in another room just fine.
$35.00 is almost half of what I pay for my cable subscription. This offer does not offer enough exclusivity to me to pay this price. But when I can bundle my internet services with my home wifi.
F**k Viacom for pulling all their content from Hulu. I will not pay for a service that is also ad-supported. I'd prefer to watch their shows legally, but I guess I'll go with the next easiest way...
I am very interested in this. I'm tired of paying the huge cable bill. This might be a good starting option.
Are the broadcast networks subject to the same restriction that DIRECTV Now has (i.e. in order for a channel to be offered in a major market, the affiliate must be owned by the network directly)?
The good news about this new offering is that it will push AT&T to get their act together more quickly in terms of offering DVR with DIRECTV Now. Also, let the price wars commence later this year.
The good news about this new offering is that it will push AT&T to get their act together more quickly in terms of offering DVR with DIRECTV Now. Also, let the price wars commence later this year.
My "internet-only" bill (25/5) from Comcast is up to $85 already... So start adding in this $35/month for YouTube service alongside Netflix, iTunes rentals, etc. and suddenly that huge cable sub bill won't start looking so bad after all.
No thanks - I'll pass.
As an apple user, I don't really WANT them to screw around with this. I'm not interested in an apple tv sub that is similar to directv now or this google offering. I'm more interested in hardware and software and best in class experience.
However, bottom line, what premium tv experience could apple offer and for what price? For me, it'd have to be commercial free or it's a no go. It'd have to be inclusive and not exclude a few major providers here and there. Price? I'd be willing to probably pay a lot more than 35 a month for this. It'd have to tie into iOS, macOS, apple tv, and really enhance my overall experience with apple devices.
Could Apple even do this? Would it be feasible? No idea. But there you go.
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There's no way in hell Apple would've launched a TV service with unlimited storage in a cloud-based DVR. Those greedy bastards probably would've made you pay $0.99 per show that you stored in iCloud. What Apple charges for cloud storage in this day and age is absolutely insane.
Come on Tim Cook, cut the cable on Apple TV too. You're putting too little effort in it and are way overpriced compared to competitors. Soon you'll learn not that many people are buying your Apple TV and you'll tell your customers they aren't interested in TV. You are doing the same with the computers. Don't update them for years and after 5 years telling your customers people aren't interested in computers anymore.
Oh wait... Apple isn't interested in selling by numbers but selling the best
Oh wait... Apple isn't interested in selling by numbers but selling the best
I couldn't agree more. I was THIS close to dropping DTVN, but it's now very stable. I do wish they fixed local streaming for some networks, but it was worth it to wait and retain the good price than to jump ship. They may have me for a while as long as Hulu doesn't come out swinging with something superior.
$35 a month for a "mobile first" service? When I compare it against Netflix for under $10 a month, which already works with all my devices I can't justify it. I bet there are commercials too, just to what degree is the question...
Sure, there might be more original content on the TV networks but for the money, I can find something to watch on Netflix.
I guess it depends how much you rely on TV.
Sure, there might be more original content on the TV networks but for the money, I can find something to watch on Netflix.
I guess it depends how much you rely on TV.
How is this the perfect cable replacement?
DirecTV now is the best of these services currently and offers WAY more channels for the same price
No one wants to, sure. No one wants to pay rent. But a lot of people do and probably will. I think options are always a good thing.
Come on now. You know perfectly well they pooled all their resources into designing the next generation of thinner watch straps.
As a sports fan interested in cutting the cord -- yeah, a lot of people are going to pay $35 for this.
Obviously Apple's bundle will be better whenever they get around to it because... Planet of the Apps.
OK, maybe not.
OK, maybe not.
I considered trying Vue when DIRECTV Now got off to a really rocky start. Then I read the requirements they put on being able to watch TV on a mobile device. Unless I misunderstood something, the short answer is, PS Vue doesn't allow mobile streaming for the vast majority of the channels they offer unless the device is physically located in the metro area near your billing ZIP code. That made it an instant no-go for me.
I'm not sure why Vue has such strict geographic restrictions on so much of their content when I can go anywhere in the U.S. and watch those same channels live on my phone through the DIRECTV Now app.
First? There are already at least three others including Sling, Playstation Vue, and DirecTV Now.
So this would be fourth, at best.
Mike
who the heck wants to pay 35$ to subscribe to Fake News...
Apple could do so much more and innovate so much faster as it wasn't so focused on profits alone. I hate to see competitors are overhauling Apple left and right. In the days of the iPod competitors tried as well. But then Apple innovated and gave their customers a good reason to choose ipod. These days Apple lost its focus and doesn't put effort in delivering the best. As with their keynotes lately, they're full of "jokes" and send the message they don't take themselves seriously anymore.
Compare Chromecast with Apple TV. 4 chromecasts for one Apple TV. You should think Apple TV should be 4 times better (NOT).