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YouTube TV Costs $50 Per Month After Another Price Hike (engadget.com)
YouTube TV isn't immune to the latest wave of rate hikes plaguing the streaming world. From a report: The Google-owned service has announced that it's raising the base monthly price to $50 ($55 if you subscribe directly through an Apple TV), effective immediately for new subscribers and from May 13th onward for existing customers. You'll at least get something for your trouble, though, as YouTube TV will finally offer a host of additional channels.
You now have access to eight Discovery channels that include the original as well as Animal Planet, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, MotorTrend, TLC and Travel Channel. Oprah Winfrey's OWN channel is coming later in 2019, and Epix's movie-oriented channel is available today if you're willing to spend extra.
You now have access to eight Discovery channels that include the original as well as Animal Planet, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, MotorTrend, TLC and Travel Channel. Oprah Winfrey's OWN channel is coming later in 2019, and Epix's movie-oriented channel is available today if you're willing to spend extra.
Well it's not going to cost me $50 a month. What is the point of having these services like youtube and hulu tv if they cost you just as much as a cable tv subscription if not more. You have to add in the cost of the internet to get your total cost. I think a lot of "cord cutters" over look this and that is what they want you to do.
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Take a look at Philo then. It's only $20 a month for around 50 channels, and $16 a month for 45 channels. The have all the channels most geeks would like, science, history, and BBC. What they don't have is endless sports and news channels. You get BBC World News and Cheddar.
It also has a pretty good cloud based DVR.
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No, actually I am getting it. What you want doesn't exist not yet. I'm just offering you a cheaper alternative in case you do want it.
The writing on the wall, cable companies see it, and these streaming services see it. They just hope you don't see it. Their business model is coming to an end. With devices like Ruko and Fire tv, channels are becoming a app on the device. It's just a matter of time.
The question on the table right now is how much do you want to pay for a tv service, if you want it, till it does happen?
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