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YouTube TV
YouTube TV goes nationwide, just in time for the Super Bowl!
I absolutely love YouTube TV. Ever since I moved to the US two years ago, it's been my cable-replacement streaming service of choice, but it was limited to certain markets only. This wasn't an issue for me living in San Francisco (and now New York) but it did rear its head when I was traveling and couldn't access the service from a not-so-major market stateside. This morning, Google has...
What You Get in Return for That YouTube TV Outage
Google’s apologizing for last week’s outage across YouTube-branded services with more than a written statement. YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV went down and remained unusable for almost two hours. While that’s not a long period of time, these are services relied on by a massive number of people around the world. Now there’s a remedy for at least one of them. In an email, the...
YouTube TV Suffers Major Outage During England-Croatia World Cup Match
During the biggest game of the World Cup so far, YouTube TV suffered an unexpected outage during the England-Croatia match. It was the second major outage YouTube TV has experienced during a major sporting event, following an outage during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavaliers and Celtics. The YouTube TV Twitter account updated users saying it was working “ASAP!” on...
PSA: YouTube TV is getting more expensive
If you're looking for an affordable way to cut the cord, YouTube TV's $35 a month fee is a good place to start. But you have to act fast, because the streaming service is getting a price increase to $40 per month starting Tuesday. Since its launch, YouTube TV has remained among the most competitive options because of its affordable price and unlimited DVR. The price hike was first...
YouTube TV brings in Turner's networks, price hike on the way
The first major expansion for Google’s live TV streaming service just became official. YouTube TV is adding a bunch of new channels while also expanding to more markets throughout the United States. With its subscriber base starting to grow at a better pace, Google is trying to increase YouTube TV’s value through additional channels and add-ons. And its latest expansion is pretty...
YouTube TV coming to Apple TV 'very soon' (UPDATED)
Soon it won't just be Roku that is joining the ranks of devices capable of playing YouTube TV with a native app. YouTube and Roku announced on Thursday morning that the YouTube TV service was finally available on the popular streaming platform. It appears, however, that the Google-owned company isn't stopping there. In a statement to CNET, YouTube has confirmed that support for Apple...
YouTube TV makes its way to Roku devices
Roku has announced that support for YouTube TV has finally arrived on an assortment of its devices. YouTube TV and Roku announced on Thursday that support is finally coming to the line of popular streaming devices. “We are thrilled to bring YouTube TV to our customers,” said Tedd Cittadine, Vice President, Content Distribution, Roku. “YouTube TV connects Roku users with great live TV...
YouTube TV app for the Apple TV and Roku delayed until 2018
Google jumped into the streaming service market with the introduction of YouTube TV. It offers a long list of network options at a low monthly payment with the freedom of cancelling any time. That’s great and all, but its biggest weakness has been that dedicated apps aren’t available for the Apple TV and Roku, and it’ll continue to be that way until 2018. According to CNET, YouTube TV...
Android TV, Xbox One gain access to YouTube TV
Don’t overlook YouTube TV, folks. More devices have gained support for the $35/mo package that gives you a bunch of channels accessible from anywhere at any time. Two additional platforms are going to help YouTube TV’s expansion. Google announced that its live television streaming service is heading to Android TV and Xbox this week. Both platforms will offer access to custom-built...