Tag: YouTube TV
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YouTube TV Is Still Offering FREE Chromecasts
YouTube TV’s website had first listed their free Chromecast offer as ending in November of 2017. Now it looks like they are keeping it going—at least for now. Several new YouTube TV members have recently received emails offering a free Chromecast. This is for the standard Chromecast that offers 1080p playback. If you recently signed…
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Philo vs Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Fubo TV vs Hulu vs YouTube TV – Updated December 2017
Today we release our monthly side by side look at the major live TV streaming services. This time we are adding Philo to the list of services we will be including. So this month we looked at Fubo TV, Philo, Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV beta, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW with the hopes that we will make…
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Report: DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, Ect Added 962K Subscribers Recently
Yesterday the analyst firm MoffettNathanson released a report on the state of live TV streaming services such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu, DIRECTV NOW, fuboTV, and others. According to Craig Moffett the decline of pay TV is going to continue. “We’re long past any pretense that this is a temporary phenomenon, or that the…
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YouTube TV Adds 60fps Support to More Channels
A few weeks ago we reported that YouTube TV recently added support for 60 frames per second (fps) to some channels. At first, it only worked on ESPN and FS1 sports networks. Now YouTube TV has added 60fps support to: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN News, SEC Network, FS1, FS2, BTN, FX, FXX, FXM, Regional Fox…
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The YouTube TV App Launches on LG & Samsung Smart TVs
Today YouTube TV released a new app for LG and Samsung smart TVs. (2016 and 2017 model years only.) This will allow owners of LG and Samsung smart TVs to enjoy YouTube TV without the need to cast the video from their phones to a device like a Chromecast. Google says their YouTube TV app is…
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YouTube TV Adds POP to Their Lineup
Today just in time for Thanksgiving YouTube TV added POP to their line up. Pop is a CBS owned cable network that focuses primarily on popular culture shows. No announcement about the addition of Pop was made but it is now showing up on the YouTube TV website under the networks they offer. Pop TV describes…
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YouTube TV Will Now Remind You of a New Show or the Big Game
This week YouTube TV emailed subscribers about a new YouTube TV notification option. Now if you ask YouTube TV to remind you of a game, show, or event, it will send you a notification to your mobile device when the game, show, or event is about to start. In the email to subscribers YouTube TV…
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Comet TV, Tennis Channel, & More Locals Are Coming to YouTube TV
Back in August, we learned that Sinclair Broadcasting Group had agreed to give YouTube TV access to their ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Affiliates. Today Cord Cutters News has learned that this deal will now also include Sinclair owned CW and MyNetwork TV affiliates. Along with more Sinclair owned affiliates this deal will also bring…
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YouTube TV Just Went Live on Android TV & Xbox One
Earlier this week Google announced a new app for Xbox One & Android TV. Today that app went live in the Google Play store and the Xbox One. With this update YouTube TV is now available on select Android TV devices, including Nvidia Shield; and those TVs with Android TV built-in, like Sony; plus the…
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YouTube TV Now Supports 60fps on Some Channels
Yesterday YouTube TV officially announced that they are rolling out their app on more devices including streaming players, smart TVs, and game systems. One thing they didn’t bring a lot of attention to was the fact that they added support for 60 frames per second (fps) to some channels. Since launch, YouTube TV has only…