YouTube TV Gets Cheaper Sports, News, and Entertainment Bundles

[MacRumors]

YouTube is splitting YouTube TV into a selection of tailored YouTube TV Plans, allowing subscribers to pay less for a smaller selection of channels. "TV should be easy," reads the blog post announcing the change.

There are 10+ new plans across Sports, News, Entertainment, and Family, at prices that are $11 to $28 below the $82.99 per month cost for a full YouTube TV subscription. New subscribers will have access to lower prices for the first three months to a year, and a 10-day trial is available. Existing subscribers can downgrade to one of the more affordable plans.

• Sports Plan - $64.99 per month, or $54.99 per month for new subscribers (1-year discount). Includes all major broadcasters (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) plus sports networks like FS1, NBC Sports Network, all ESPN networks, and ESPN Unlimited.
• Sports + News Plan - $71.99 per month, or $56.99 per month for new subscribers (3-month discount). Includes everything in the Sports Plan, plus networks like CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, CSPAN, Bloomberg, and Fox Business.
• Entertainment Plan - $54.99 per month, or $44.99 per month for new subscribers (3-month discount). Includes all major broadcasters and content, from FX dramas to Hallmark classics. Comedy Central, Bravo, Paramount, Food Network, HGTV, and more are available.
• News + Entertainment + Family Plan - $69.99 per month, or $59.99 per month for new subscribers (3-month discount). Includes news and entertainment channels along with family content like the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, and PBS Kids.

The new YouTube TV plans will have the perks of YouTube TV, such as unlimited DVR, and the option to share content with six members on one account. Add-ons like NFL Sunday Ticket, HBO Max, and 4K Plus can also be purchased. Plans are rolling out starting this week.

YouTube TV first launched in April 2017, and it was initially priced at $35 per month. It has more than doubled in price over the course of the last nine years. The last price increase came in December 2024, when YouTube raised the price from $72.99 per month to $82.99 per month.

YouTube TV is available across a wide range of devices, including the Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad.

Article Link: YouTube TV Gets Cheaper Sports, News, and Entertainment Bundles

 

[jz0309]

"TV should be easy,"

and shouldn't be this expensive considering viewers are bombarded with ads ...

 

[ghostface147]

No space city network, so no regional basketball and baseball. No thanks.

 

[LoCarbHotrod]

Nice ad.

 

[macintologist]

Just in time for the World Cup? Do they come with over the air channels?

 

[srl7741]

So we can pay for one of these packages and watch Ad after Ad after Ad OR we can subscribe to other services and pay for no Ads.

I think I will pay for No Ads.......

 

[jbc25]

It's cable TV all over again. Right back to where we started.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

We’re just doing cable again.

Fascinating.

 

[dannyyankou]

So it’s just like picking cable packages.

 

[CarlJ]

Sigh, is sure is great that we moved away from expensive cable TV services to cheap internet streaming services. 🙄

 

[wikiverse]

So we can pay for one of these packages and watch Ad after Ad after Ad OR we can subscribe to other services and pay for no Ads.

I think I will pay for No Ads.......

I mean, they're charging you for broadcast television - which is free. Sure the ads are annoying, but they're why its free.

 

[mansplains]

It's cable TV all over again. Right back to where we started.

We’re just doing cable again.

Fascinating.

So it’s just like picking cable packages.

This should be of no surprise..?

 

[Belisama]

I stopped after "TV should be easy" 🤣

 

[wikiverse]

The problem with these packages isn't that it's just Cable TV again, it's that people have realised they don't really want 'channels' anymore. They want individual shows.

 

[EM2013]

64.99 a month for sports lol I’ll stick to watching nba games for free 99

 

[jmfinn9]

I think this is great - it's too expensive right now especially for what i use it for. Not paying for FoxNews is a huge plus. I was going to pause my service for a while, but if i can move to a cheaper plan, i probably won't

 

[jhwalker]

I think this is great - it's too expensive right now especially for what i use it for. Not paying for FoxNews is a huge plus. I was going to pause my service for a while, but if i can move to a cheaper plan, i probably won't

Same - I would be very happy to choose the "Entertainment" package and save ~$30 / month, since I don't watch news or sports 🙂

 

[Powerguru]

I predict YouTube TV will be shutdown within next 5 years.

 

[jonnyb098]

Yes Youtube TV is "modern cable" and yes it's totally worth it. Traditional carriers like Spectrum, etc want nearly double these prices

 

[jonnyb098]

I predict YouTube TV will be shutdown within next 5 years.

It has 10+ million subs in the US but ok.

 

[switz]

Watch Out! All these subscriptions can add up to a lot more money per month than a user can easily recognize.

 

[Greenstein]

I’m assuming the full $82.99 package will also get ESPN Unlimited, if the lower priced Sports Plan gets it?

 

[jonnyb098]

Watch Out! All these subscriptions can add up to a lot more money per month than a user can easily recognize.

We saved $65 by switching to YouTube TV from traditional cable. The only other streamer that comes close is DirecTV but it's 20-30 more per month. Xfinity is the one to beat right now but even they are very expensive.

YT TV is the best bang for the buck for a streaming/cable-like service by far.

 

[bozzykid]

So we can pay for one of these packages and watch Ad after Ad after Ad OR we can subscribe to other services and pay for no Ads.

I think I will pay for No Ads.......

Huh? This is broadcast tv. You aren’t watching the major sports leagues in the US with no ads. YouTube TV has nothing to do with ads on live tv.

 

[akeita]

To those complaining about the rising cost of YTTV.

Do not compare the price with what you were paying cable TV for when you cut cord.

Compare the price with what cable TV is charging now.