Category: YouTube TV

  • YouTube TV is Back Online

    YouTube TV is Back Online

    Update: YouTube TV is coming back online for many of our readers. If your app is not working restart your device. This afternoon YouTube TV went down and it’s been down for over an hour. Some users get a login screen and are unable to log in. Other users just see the YouTube TV logo…

  • Can You Use Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, Etc In a Restaurant? You Asked We Answer

    Can You Use Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, Etc In a Restaurant? You Asked We Answer

    We often get asked if a live TV streaming can be used in a business setting. Services like Sling TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, and others are a great way to save money, but can you publicly air them in a restaurant or other business establishment? We did some digging and talked with several…

  • YouTube TV is Coming to Vizio Smartcast TVs

    YouTube TV is Coming to Vizio Smartcast TVs

    Today a YouTube TV employee posted on Reddit announcing that support for Vizio Smartcast TVs is rolling out. Well, this is not an official announcement this poster has a history of posting YouTube TV news early. The good news is this won’t be a cast situation from the wording here YouTube TV will have a dedicated app on…

  • YouTube TV Adds 14 Starz Channels

    YouTube TV Adds 14 Starz Channels

    Today STARZ announced that they are now available on YouTube TV as a add-on.  In total 14 STARZ and STARZ ENCORE channels are now available via YouTube TV for $9/month along with access to the network’s full STARZ and STARZ ENCORE VOD catalogs featuring Hollywood hits and popular movies, as well as both current and…

  • YouTube TV Is Cracking Down on Account Sharing

    YouTube TV Is Cracking Down on Account Sharing

    One of the best selling points for YouTube TV is their family sharing. You can give family members their own login, DVR, etc. Now it looks like YouTube TV is cracking down on people who use this option to share their account with family and friends who live outside the home location. Recently we have…

  • Viacom’s CFO Says They Hope to Be on Hulu & YouTube TV

    Viacom’s CFO Says They Hope to Be on Hulu & YouTube TV

    Just over a year ago, Viacom pulled their programming from PlayStation Vue and Hulu. According to Viacom at the time they wanted to focus on cable TV service instead of streaming services. Now it looks like Viacom is having second thoughts. This week Viacom’s CFO Wade Davis said that Viacom expects that Comedy Central, MTV,…

  • Why Is it So Hard to Add Locals to Live TV Streaming Services? You Asked We Answer

    Why Is it So Hard to Add Locals to Live TV Streaming Services? You Asked We Answer

    Two of the most common questions I get are why is this local not live on a live TV streaming service, and why are some locals owned by a network group streaming on DIRECTV NOW, YouTube TV, Hulu, etc., but others are not. I want to try to explain why adding locals is so difficult…

  • Philo vs YouTube TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Sling TV vs FuboTV vs Hulu – Updated June 2018

    Philo vs YouTube TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Sling TV vs FuboTV vs Hulu – Updated June 2018

    We often get asked what is the best live TV streaming service. The truth is there are no best services out there. Each person has different wants and needs. So we want to give you all the information and let you decided what is right for you. In this guide we looked at FuboTV, Philo, DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, Hulu’s…

  • Nielsen Is Expanding Their Stats to Include YouTube TV & XUMO

    Nielsen Is Expanding Their Stats to Include YouTube TV & XUMO

    Nielsen is best known for informing the world about who watches what. In the past, they used journals and boxes that monitor select homes to get an idea of what people watch. More recently, Nielsen has been teaming up with services like Sling TV to get even more accurate numbers. Now Nielsen is expanding their…

  • Starz Is Coming to YouTube TV

    Starz Is Coming to YouTube TV

    Lionsgate, the parent company behind Starz, announced yesterday that they are coming to Amazon Prime in the United Kingdom and Germany. They also announced that they will launch on YouTube TV in June in the US. “In spite of disruption in the traditional MVPD universe, the success of our Starz OTT offerings allowed us to…