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YouTube TV Is Adding More Channels, But It's Also Getting More Expensive (theverge.com)
YouTube's internet TV streaming service is expanding its programming with the addition of several Turner networks including TBS, TNT, CNN, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, truTV, and Turner Classic Movies. YouTube TV is also bringing NBA TV and MLB Network to the base lineup. NBA All Access and MLB.TV will be offered as optional paid add-ons "in the coming months." The downside? The price of the service is going up. The Verge reports: Starting March 13th, YouTube TV's monthly subscription cost will rise from $35 to $40. All customers who join the service prior to the 13th will be able to keep the lower $35 monthly rate going forward. And if you've been waiting for YouTube to add Viacom channels, that still hasn't happened yet. Hopefully these jumps in subscription cost won't happen very often. Otherwise these internet TV businesses might suddenly start feeling more like cable (and not in a good way). The Verge also mentions that YouTube TV is adding a bunch of new markets including: Lexington, Dayton, Honolulu, El Paso, Burlington, Plattsburgh, Richmond, Petersburg, Mobile, Syracuse, Champaign, Springfield, Columbia, Charleston, Harlingen, Wichita, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton.
We need some kind of new law, that states something along the lines of :
"Any collection of video will eventually expand until it costs $50 a month to access, and contains only 5% desirable content".
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
YouTube TV is also bringing NBA TV and MLB Network to the base lineup. NBA All Access and MLB.TV will be offered as optional paid add-ons "in the coming months." The downside? The price of the service is going up.
Did Google miss that the reason lots of cord cutters "cut the cord" was because they were sick of paying for sports networks they had no interest in?
So what's the benefit of this compared to regular cable?
Does it have automatically removal or skipping of commericals? Nope...
Does it have on demand viewing? Nope...
Does it have offline viewing? Nope..
Does it have à la carte? Nope...
Does it have more channels? Nope...
Does it have all local channels? Nope, only the main ones... but I guess most cable companies do this too and don't carry the sbuchannels
Instead of what we want, which is a la carte access to certain shows and movies, they want to sell us cable television over the internet. Brilliant. Hopefully no one falls for this.
Antitrust cannot reap Google too soon...
Alternative Right.