Sling TV, DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue Latest News: Dish, AT&T, Sony Face New Competition in Google's Youtube TV
Dish's Sling TV, AT&T's DirecTV Now, Sony's PlayStation Vue and many other online TV streaming services face new and tough competition with the Internet video-streaming giant YouTube officially venturing in the TV subscription business.
At an event in Los Angeles last Tuesday, Feb. 28, YouTube officially announced its own streaming TV service, YouTube TV.
According to PCMag, the Google subsidiary billed YouTube TV as a way to reimagine television for the YouTube generation. It's a streaming service with a healthy dose of Google's trademark simplicity and is equipped with a powerful artificial intelligence.
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Subscription to Youtube's TV streaming service will cost $35 per month and will allow subscribers six individual user accounts, each with their own profiles and suggested content.
As for the online streaming service's content, YouTube has managed to secure as many local and national broadcasts as possible. Hence, subscribers will be enjoying national streams of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN, including several regional sports networks and cable channels.
Aside from national broadcast staples, Susan Wojcicki of YouTube confirmed the inclusion of sports channels such as Fox Sports Networks and Comcast SportsNet. In the news category, YouTube TV will be streaming the likes of MSNBC and Fox News.
Kids will get to watch Disney Channel and Sprout using YouTube's online streaming service. Meanwhile, drama and reality show fans will be able to have access to USA, FX, E! and Bravo. However, networks such as Fox Soccer Plus and Showtime require an additional fee.
There is no full list yet of the local and national programming that will be available on YouTube TV. However, it will be released with more than 40 channels available, in addition to all of the original films and TV series from the existing YouTube Red subscription service.
Once it is released, YouTube TV will be facing off against the likes of Dish's Sling TV, AT&T's DirecTV Now and Sony's PlayStation Vue, all of which offer a wide variety of streaming packages. However, these streaming services are also riddled with major holes, according to The Verge.
YouTube TV is expected to be made available later this year. However, the company has yet to offer an exact release date.
