alphabet inc‘S GOOD Google YouTube TV Subscribers will soon be paying more for their monthly subscription as the streaming service has increased the price from $64.99 to $72.99 per month.
What happened: Google has started emailing subscribers about the YouTube TV price increase scheduled for the next billing cycle starting April 18. New subscribers will now see new prices.
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To make it easier for users to adjust to the new price increase, YouTube TV has reduced the 4K Plus add-on cost from $19.99 to $9.99 per month.
YouTube said that the price increase “is due to an overall increase in content costs” and that they will “continue discussions with the MLB Network hoping to restore their content to YouTube TV in the future.”
Last year, Google also increased the price of YouTube Premium family plan from $17.99 to $22.99.
Why it matters: In November last year Walt Disney Co DIS Subscription TV Service Hello also increased prices for his Hulu + Live TV Bundle from $75.99 to $82.99 monthly.
Sling TVs The base price is also up almost $10, whereas DirectTV stream And Fubo TV new prices are $73 and $75 per month respectively, after to Tom’s Guide.
Internet live TV packages like YouTube TV offer a similar service to traditional cable, albeit delivered in a different way. Given that these services now cost almost as much as traditional cable, it’s worth considering whether continuing to subscribe to them is still a viable option. after to Gizmodo.
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