Attention, Cord Cutters: YouTube TV is Now Live

YouTube simply made information technology a whole lot easier to cut the string. The streaming giant on Wed officially launched YouTube TV, which it showtime tipped in February. The service offers alive Goggle box streaming from l networks, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Trick Sports Networks, Comcast SportsNet, FX, Us, Disney Aqueduct, Bravo, MSNBC, and Fox News.

The service will set up you back U.s.$35 a month, which YouTube said is less than half the average cost of cable, only on par with rival services like Sling TV, which starts at US$twenty/month.

At press fourth dimension, only selected cities in the US have access to this new streaming aspect for YouTube. Access to the platform is locked outside of the U.s.a..

For a full list of networks, check out the image below, though YouTube plans to add more networks to the roster in the nigh futurity, including AMC, BBC America, IFC, Sundance TV, WE goggle box, and BBC World News. You lot can besides add Showtime or Fox Soccer Plus for an extra charge.

Notably, YouTube Red is included at no extra cost.

"YouTube TV gives yous the best of live Television, from must-see shows like Empire, The Vocalisation, The Large Bang Theory, and Scandal, to the live sports you want from the NBA, MLB, NFL, and NCAA," YouTube wrote in its announcement. "Based on where you live, y'all'll get your local circulate TV stations covering local sports and news."

Subscribers also become admission to a cloud DVR with no storage limits, though it simply saves recordings for nine months. Subscribers can share their account with up to five friends or family members and each person gets their ain recommendations and admission to the Cloud DVR. This aspect is amazing as there is no set limit to how much tin can be stored.

As a household, you lot can spotter upward to 3 streams at a time.

At this point, YouTube TV is only available in several big metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Expanse, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Endeavour information technology out now free for a calendar month; if you sign upward, Google will give you a free Chromecast later your get-go calendar month's payment. You can also watch on your phone, tablet, or computer.

Additional reporting past Victor Yap, Chief Editor, PCMag Bounding main.

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