YouTube TV announced plans last year to introduce new genre-specific packages to give users the flexibility to choose and pay for the content they actually want to watch. Four of these packages are now available in the US. The platform plans to launch over ten packs of sports, news, entertainment and family content in the coming weeks.
YouTube TV announced the launch in a recent blog post, highlighting the content included in the launch packages and their pricing. The basic sports plan, priced at $64.99/month, gives subscribers access to all major networks as well as sports channels such as FS1, NBC Sports Network and all ESPN networks. Subscribers will also gain access to ESPN Unlimited this fall.
The Sports + News plan includes everything from the Sports plan plus national news channels such as CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, CSPAN, Bloomberg and Fox Business. The price is $71.99/month. The Entertainment plan, the cheapest of the four, costs $54.99/month and includes all major networks and content, “from FX dramas to Hallmark classics, with channels like Comedy Central, Bravo, Paramount, Food Network, HGTV and more.”
Finally, the News + Entertainment + Family plan, priced at $69.99/month, combines news and entertainment channels with family content such as Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, PBS Kids and more.
YouTube TV packages offer big savings, especially for new subscribers
All four packages are cheaper than the main tariff of YouTube TV, the platform’s most comprehensive offering with over 100 channels of all genres. For those who have not yet subscribed to YouTube TV, the packages are available at a discount.
The Sports plan is available for $54.99 per month for the first year, while the Sports + News, Entertainment and News + Entertainment + Family plans are priced at $56.99, $44.99 and $59.99/month for the first three months, respectively.
