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Auggie

(31,868 posts)
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:28 AM Thursday

YouTubeTV to increase subscription price by $10 a month; $82.99 [View all]

Just received the following via email. I like this streaming service, but for what I watch and how I watch, this price is too much.

Hi Auggie,

YouTube TV has always worked hard to offer you the content you love, delivered the way you want, with features that make it easy to enjoy the best of live TV.

To keep up with the rising cost of content and the investments we make in the quality of our service, we’re updating our monthly price from $72.99/month to $82.99/month starting January 13, 2025.

We don’t make these decisions lightly, and we realize this has an impact on our members. We are committed to bringing you features that are changing the way we watch live TV, like unlimited DVR storage and multiview*, and supporting YouTube TV’s breadth of content and vast on-demand library of movies and shows.

The price of your YouTube TV Base Plan membership will change in your first billing cycle on or after January 13, 2025, and will be charged to your payment method on file going forward. To view your current plan, go to Settings > Membership for updated information. If you are currently on a trial or promotional price for the Base Plan, that promotion is still honored and unchanged.

We hope YouTube TV continues to be your service of choice, but we understand that some of our members may want to cancel their subscriptions. As always, family managers have the ability to pause or cancel anytime. You can find more information in our Help Center.

With lots of exciting shows and live events ahead in the new year, we’ll continue to strive to deliver the best of TV, all in one place. Thank you for being a loyal YouTube TV member.

Sincerely,
The YouTube TV team
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Sling is going up, from $42. to $47. Meadowoak Thursday #1
I think I will stick with DirecTV. Emile Thursday #2
I left DirecTV because when my service went out they came out and they replaced Fullduplexxx Thursday #3
So they tried to bill you. I hope that meant they Emile Thursday #6
They tried meaning I dropped DirecTV and didn't pay the bill. They then proceeded to call me on a regular basis Fullduplexxx Thursday #10
OMG, these companies are something else! Emile Thursday #13
When I broke up with DirecTV, it was an absolute nightmare berniesandersmittens Thursday #12
After hearing Fullduplexxx story with DirecTV, I believe you! Emile Thursday #14
I'm canceling. Basso8vb Thursday #4
The cord cutters thought they'd always beat the cable rates. jimfields33 Thursday #7
I've stuck with cable because moonscape Thursday #19
Totally get all those. jimfields33 Thursday #25
TiVo isn't needed for video on demand LearnedHand Thursday #28
Yeah, but my Tivos are a moonscape Thursday #29
My wife and I "cut the cord" and don't regret it at all. hunter Friday #33
I'm glad. It's really great that you can buy books with the jimfields33 Friday #35
I willstick it out for now. ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #5
I told everyone for years that Blue_Tires Thursday #8
yup Skittles Friday #31
Me too. I wanted to keep it into January to watch the College Football Nat. Championship, but hlthe2b Thursday #9
I'd pay proportionately more for an ala carte service. I don't watch 95% of the crap available. Auggie Thursday #11
can't do that Skittles Friday #32
By my calculations, that's an additional $50 million in revenue per month. Duncan Grant Thursday #15
Isn't that just a cable bill at that point? Sympthsical Thursday #16
I'll stick with my $10 a month Apple+ Coventina Thursday #17
Bought a smart TV DeepWinter Thursday #18
As a trial maybe. Not forever. PeaceWave Thursday #20
Well DeepWinter Thursday #21
You're saying you've had YouTube TV free for 5 months? PeaceWave Thursday #23
So far DeepWinter Thursday #24
Are you sure it isn't just 'YouTube'? Voltaire2 Thursday #27
I was an early adaptor to YouTube TV ThePartyThatListens Thursday #22
CableTvCo took over the streaming business. Voltaire2 Thursday #26
I saw that. Streaming has turned out to be worse than freaking cable ecstatic Thursday #30
It is the new cable dalton99a Friday #34
People act as if television is a necessity like clean safe water coming from the taps. hunter Friday #36
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