YouTube TV announced that it was creating cheaper subscription package bundles in December, and they're finally here, sort of.
Starting this week, the new "YouTube TV Plans" are rolling out with an initial four plans. The streamer announced that more than 10 plans will become available over the next several weeks.
All the plans are cheaper than the current all-in plan that costs $82.99 a month. The cheapest new bundle plan will save you up to $28 a month.
These are the four plans that YouTube TV is launching first:
- Entertainment: ($54.99/month, $44.99/month for new users). Built for "cinephiles and comedy buffs," this one includes FX, Hallmark, and channels like Comedy Central, Bravo, Paramount, Food Network, and more.
- Sports: ($64.99/month, $54.99 for new users). Specifically for sports fans, this plan includes access to major channels such as NBC Sports, FS1, and all ESPN networks, plus ESPN Unlimited (coming this fall).
- Sports + News: ($71.99/month, $56.99/month for new users). Bundle news channels like CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and CSPAN alongside all of the sports channels.
- News + Entertainment + Family: ($69.99/month, $59.99/month for new users). This bundle adds more family-friendly channels, including Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, National Geographic, and PBS Kids, to the news and entertainment bundles.
It should be noted that the Sports plan gets the lower price for new users for the first year. The other three plans only get the cheaper newbie price for the first three months.
YouTube TV says that you won't lose features on the plans. You should still have access to unlimited DVR, the ability to add 6 members to an account, key plays, and multiview.
Separately, you will still be able to access add-ons such as NFL Sunday Ticket, HBO Max and 4K Plus.
As with all Google rollouts, you may not see the new plans right away when looking at your subscription management page. I checked my YouTube TV page and don't have access to the new plans yet.
If you're not seeing the bundles, give it a couple of days, and they should pop up.
If I had to bet, the Sports package would likely be the most popular YouTube TV offers. Personally, I exclusively use YTTV to stream sports like college football and the Premier League when it's not locked to Peacock. So I am excited to save some money on the Sports plan.
It's nice to finally see a streaming service get a little cheaper after everything saw price hikes last year.
I am curious what the other plans YouTube TV wants to offer will include, as the first four seem fairly conclusive.
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