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Re: YouTube TV

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Post by drzaiusapelord »

colinbartlett wrote: post #6

Is this similar to Direct TV Now[1]? Both of these services seem like an interesting step forward, but then, who really wants to watch live TV anymore, besides sports fans? The whole idea of watching something at a specific time that it's aired just seems unimaginable to me after years of on demand streaming. Not to mention commercial breaks. 1. https://directvnow.com/

>Is this similar to Direct TV Now[1]?

DirectTV Now is $70 a month. They'll probably never compete against streaming only services because they need to be at a pricepoint that doesn't destroy their conventional satellite business.

Google's offering is half that. I imagine its going to have less channels. Considering Playstation Vue's selection, I guess we'll see how well they can compete.

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by toxican »

overcast wrote: post #34

So $35 to stream what is already available free over the air in HD, with a $20 antenna?

For what it's worth, not everyone can pick up all of those channels with a $20 antenna. I can pick up NBC, PBS, and a few odd local channels with no national affiliation. I'd imagine those in cities and metro areas would probably have more luck. But anyway, the blog post [1] has a full(er) list of channels. But even then it doesn't look price-competitive with Sling for some reason.

[1] - https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/02/finally-live-tv-made-...

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by toxican »

WayneBro wrote: post #3

Wow, so is this the official beginning of the age of decentralized cable-companies? As a cable cutter, one thing I am really looking forward to is the day that I can flip channels again very easily, without having to think about what I am doing.

This doesn't seem like anything more than what Sling has been offering for years....Am I missing something?

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by syshum »

bitmapbrother wrote: post #36

Networks available: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wZJuVdp0HaH4GQiB-XNVz76qkd...

When am I going to get a package with no Sports... about 40-50% of the channels are sports related...

I do not watch any sports at all

Re: YouTube TV

#45

Post by joshuamorton »

mynameisvlad wrote: post #29
joshuamorton wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(am googler, but don't work with any of the mentioned products) Keep in mind that all of these products in many cases compete with other companies (music -> spotify, apple, ytr -> netflix/hulu originals, kinda, YTL -> twitch, YTTV -> cable providers). I, as a consumer, wouldn't want these things to all be bundled. I use spotify for my music, and I don't want to have to pay for Play Music or youtube red unless I use t…

> I can't even imagine how some kind of "unified google media" thing would work. It's quite simple. Pay more than a few services (but not as much as all of them together) and get access to all of them. The concept isn't really hard at all. You can go a step further and give increasing discounts the more services you add if you don't want one package deal. You guys already do it for Youtube Red/Google Play Music. It's…

Right, but from my perspective as a consumer, at least right now, the only service I'm even remotely interested in is YTTV, and the reverse would be even worse. If I didn't want the YTTV package, there's no way I'd pay $40/mo for play music or whatever. A la carte models are a lot more efficient, the reason I don't like cable (and comcast) is because of bundled services, why on earth would I want to move to another, even more bundled, service?

Plus you've only handled the subscription portion, even if somehow we fix that. Where do I view this content? Is there a unified media dashboard that connects to 3 parts of youtube, play, and such?

I guess my basic point is that these services seem useful for entirely different groups of people. Why would consumers want them bundled, either technically or economically, and similarly, why would Google?

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by apetresc »

rco8786 wrote: post #37

What does "6 accounts, 1 price" mean?

Presumably that you can add up to 6 Google accounts (i.e, your family members in the same household) to the plan for the listed price. They have a similar deal going for Google Play Music, Netflix has it, etc.

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by atonse »

halayli wrote: post #15

Being asked for a zip code shows that not even youtube is able to change the old broadcasting business model. The day will come when TV streaming businesses takes over and removes the virtual location barriers set by the industry.

Why would I pay $35 a month to stream broadcast channels that are freely available in HD over the air in my area?

It's one thing if they provided something like Netflix. But it's absolutely bonkers that they're selling what is already a free resource. What's the value-add?

Re: YouTube TV

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Post by jwcooper »

wnevets wrote: post #39

$35/month ouch.

This is priced about the same as Playstation Vue, DirecTV Now, and Sling for the channels offered. Looks like they're trying to win people over with features (DVR, 6 account profiles, etc).
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