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YouTube TV Raises Prices From $50/Month to $65/Month
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Don’t know about all these services but $165 seems way over $65
Depends on how much internet is, but:
YoutubeTV: $65
HBO Max: $15
Showtime: $11
Starz: $9
So to fully replace his cable package, it would cost $100. If internet is $65 or more, it's a wash or cheaper.
I remember wondering why Comcast didn’t seem to be taking the threat of cord cutting seriously. Now I see why.
You're correct about sports and news.
But most shows on TV are not sports and news.
Take a channel like HGTV. They have tons of different shows. They make a schedule and certain shows are broadcast at certain times.
But they can only broadcast one episode of one show in every 30-minute block. And everyone can only see that exact episode at that same time.
That just seems like a silly and inefficient way to deliver content today.
Cable isn’t much more at this point. My in-laws got a good deal internet and I think 50 channels for $25 a month in Florida.
You still need Internet on top of that $65 a month.Don’t know about all these services but $165 seems way over $65
Yeah, and I still pay $35/month with HBO (HBOMAX now) and Showtime for free as long as I stay with AT&T TV NOW. I got grandfathered into what was once known as the "Go Big Plan." No idea why people left when they were eligible to be grandfathered in, but to each their own. I know the app was buggy at first, but I have not had issues in years.
$65/month for YouTube TV...yeah, no thanks. I'll save that $30/month for golf balls or something.
Edit: Sorry, I pay $40/month now, but you still cannot beat it.
Greedy companies, do they want us to go back to piracy?
Then stuck paying for their equipment and bs fees. Sure they will give discount but might not even cover those charges.
Not sure if it's ignores, as I only know a few people with cable TV in multiple rooms. Seems like most people have the box in the main room, and Roku's/Apple TV's in other rooms.
I do think there is a price where people will stop buying, and who will be the first person to flinch on price. You basically have 3-5 major content providers always wanting to increase their price to "Live TV provider". When Live TV is $100/month, people will just stop paying for it and the 3-5 content providers will need to lower their price.
It's sports that drive a lot of the price increases in cable TV and live streaming services like Hulu+ and YouTube TV as we see here.
I too used and enjoyed PS Vue until Sony cancelled it. Then as soon as I switched to Hulu Plus, they jacked the rate from $45/mo to $55/mo. I never considered YouTube TV since I'm not much of a Google fan and Hulu Plus has some very good exclusives, but now I really don't see so bad.
If I didn't watch the occasional sporting event, I would eschew live TV services completely and stick with the streamers.
maybe it is because professional sport salary is so high.
I'm glad at least one person can see the forest for the trees.
Many have clamored for à la carte TV for a long time, but the funny thing is that the market is providing it in the form of indivdiual services, not individual channels within a service. That's how the content owners have decided to offer it.
it’s not up to them. It’s the channel providers jacking up their rates.
Being without good programming/sports these last few months has me thinking about the entire industries. Started to really think about the value.
Live sporting event ticket prices are out of control and the networks and movie industry too.
Live sporting event ticket prices are out of control and the networks and movie industry too.
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+1 to cancelling - this is insane, I remember when I signed up for PS Vue at $35 per month and it included DVR and all live locals. I've tolerated these slow price hikes but to increase 30% when you were already at $50 is just ridiculous. Couldn't be any more upset with them.
Some of us enjoy live sports, news and ability to channel surf.
I'm really considering canceling and going over to Hulu + Live TV and saving $10 a month. I have little to often no interest in channels YouTube TV is adding, so I'm not too happy about paying for them. I thought their existing lineup was largely fine.