YouTube will now let you stream cable channels live for $35 per month by Steve Kovach on Feb 28, 2017, 3:47 PM YouTube has entered the growing field of companies trying to disrupt traditional cable providers with a new paid TV service that streams over the internet. On Tuesday, YouTube formally unveiled YouTube TV, its answer to similar services like Dish's SlingTV, AT&T's DirecTV Now, and Sony's PlayStation Vue. (Hulu is also expected to launch its own live TV service later this year.) It will cost $35 per month and include a virtual DVR service. YouTube also has a virtual DVR service with unlimited storage, but shows will automatically delete after nine months. YouTube TV will launch in a few months. YouTube TV includes all four major broadcast networks, CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox, but won't have channels from Viacom or Turner. Sorry "Walking Dead" fans, there's no AMC either. However, you will get sports networks like ESPN. It will also give you access to YouTube's orignal programming previously available only on the company's Red subscription service and remove ads from all other YouTube videos. Like other similar services, you'll be able to stream YouTube TV to pretty much any device with a screen and internet connection: connected TVs and set-top boxes, phones, tablets, and computers. You can also "cast" YouTube TV from your mobile device to a TV with Google Cast built in or a Chromecast plugged in. YouTube TV works with Google Home, the new connected speaker from Google, so you can use your voice to tell it what you want to watch. And, you guessed it, YouTube TV is designed for millennials who are used to watching TV online instead of on traditional cable. "Millennials love great tv content, but they don’t want to watch it in the traditional setting," YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said at YouTube TV's launch event in LA Tuesday. Interested? You can sign up at youtube.tv.com to get a notification once the service is available.
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