Fresh on the heels of YouTube’s monumental achievement of accumulating 1 billion hours of daily views, the juggernaut video-sharing platform is gearing up to bring live television right to your screens. Known as YouTube TV, this premium service rolls out with an impressive list of popular channels including heavyweights like Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC at a cost of only $35 (or 15,000 Naira) per month, catering to a broad spectrum of viewer preferences.
Being a subsidiary of Google undeniably comes with its perks, especially when it involves integrating Google’s renowned cloud storage technology into the service mix. Subscribers of YouTube TV service can benefit from unlimited Digital Video Recorder (DVR) storage on the cloud. This feature ensures that subscribers can record and store as many of their favorite programs as they wish, with zero compromises due to storage limitations. Forget about having to delete your favorite programs to make room for new ones!
The $35 monthly subscription fee allows up to six people to access and pick from over 44 live TV channels. The YouTube announcement highlights that “Every YouTube TV membership comes with six accounts, each with its own unique recommendations and personal DVR with no storage limits. Users can watch up to three concurrent streams at a time”. As an added bonus, YouTube Red original series among other premium content can be accessed as part of the subscription.
Despite these attractive features, YouTube TV might face stiff competition in areas where services like At&T’s DirecTV provide the added advantage of accessing older episodes of shows contrary to YouTube’s offer of DVR content. However, YouTube TV compensates by offering unparalleled cloud storage facilities, a feature yet to be matched by most competitors.
With Google’s foray into the live TV domain, the landscape of television viewing could be heading for a major shift. While YouTube TV kick-starts its journey with fewer channels compared to other services, its unique offerings could sway viewer preferences significantly in due course.
Subscribers seeking free alternatives can find useful tips on platforms like Careful Cents, which highlights how to watch TV for free.
The game of live Television is about to change, brace yourselves for a new era of on-demand TV watching!
Paul Balo is the founder of TechBooky and a highly skilled wireless communications professional with a strong background in cloud computing, offering extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing wireless communication systems.
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