Category: YouTube TV
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Sling TV Now Offers the Most Channels Per Dollar (But Does That Even Matter?)
I have recently noticed a growing trend of new cord cutters wanting to know what service offers the most channels for what they pay. Many new cord cutters are looking for the best return on their dollar. If that is what you are looking at you likely want Sling TV. For $40 you can get…
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Editorial: Live TV Streaming Will Never Succeed Unless They Can Speak a Language Their Customers Understand
This week I attended the Pay TV Show in Denver and had an opportunity to hear from some of the biggest names in cable TV and live TV streaming. PlayStation Vue, Philo, Sling TV, Pluto TV, fuboTV, Hulu, Amazon, and a host of others companies all sent executives to the event. During the talk it…
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Over One-Third of DIRECTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, & Sling TV’s Customers Also Have Cable TV
This week at the Denver Pay TV Show, Joel Espelien, a senior analyst at TDG, opened up about their cord cutting studies. One of the most interesting was a look at who is paying for a live TV streaming service—such as Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and Hulu—and cable TV. According to Espelien, 36.9% of live…
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YouTube TV Adds The TYT Network
Today YouTube TV added The Young Turks Network. This brings a new 24-hour news service to YouTube TV helping them expand their news coverage. ABOUT ‘THE YOUNG TURKS’ AND TYT NETWORK TYT Network is the largest online talk, news and entertainment networks for the connected generation. The award-winning TYT is one of the top multi-platform…
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YouTube TV Adds Tastemade to Their Lineup
Today YouTube TV announced the addition of Tastemade to their lineup. Tastemade will deliver original programs on categories of food, home, and travel, and provide a 24/7 linear channel with hundreds of hours of original programing, including 10 new episodic series to roll out over the next year, plus live programming and thematic blocks. “When we…
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YouTube TV Expands Their Turner On-Demand Selection
Good news for YouTube TV subscribers. YouTube TV recently expanded their on-demand library of shows from Turner including the long-requested Cartoon Network. When exactly this happened we are not sure. As best we can tell it happened over the weekend. We are also not fully sure how large this new expanded on-demand selection will be.…
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YouTube TV is Adding Voice Commands
Recently YouTube TV added the ability to use voice commands inside the mobile apps. Now you can use your voice to change channels, fast forward, and more. Here is how you can set it up: Select the microphone icon anywhere you see it in the YouTube TV app. Enable microphone access if you haven’t already. Speak any…
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Google Joins Amazon, Verizon, & More in The Video Streaming Alliance
Today Google announced that they are joining The Streaming Alliance (SVA) a group that promotes best practices for video streaming. First formed in 2014 the alliance seeks to work with video streamings to help create best practices for the industry. Google will join Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Arris, Bamtech Media, Beamr, Charter Communications, CenturyLink, Comcast, Conviva,…
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YouTube TV Extends Their Guide Data
Ever wonder what your favorite channel will be showing tomorrow? With YouTube TV you can now look farther ahead inside the guide. Yesterday on the /r/YouTubeTV subreddit some readers noticed that YouTube TV has extended their guide data. When YouTube TV first launched you would only be able to look forward a few hours. Now…
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YouTube TV is Adding Some Nexstar Locals
Last night YouTube TV started to quietly add Nexstar owned locals to their live TV streaming service. As best we can tell right now YouTube TV is just adding Nexstar NBC locals. We have reports of Nexstar locals going live in Little Rock, Columbus, Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, and more. In total Nexstar owns over 30 NBC affiliates and…