Tag: YouTube TV
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PlayStation Vue, Philo, YouTube TV, Sling, Hulu, & Others Have Almost 8 Million Subscribers
In just four years, live TV streaming services went from zero subscribers in 2014 to end 2018 with 7.7 million subscribers. These services include PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, Hulu, Philo, and fuboTV. vMVPDs hit nearly 8 million subs #cordshaving 2014: ▪️Cable/Sat/Telco 89.1 million subs ▪️vMVPDs (Sling/YouTubeTV/etc): 0 2018: ▪️Cable/Sat/Telco 79.6 mm subs ▪️vMVPDs (Sling, YouTubeTV, etc):…
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YouTube TV Added 29 New Locals Today
Today YouTube added 29 new locals bring locals to markets that had previously not had any. These markets include Abilene, TX; Casper-Riverton, WY; Columbus, GA; Hattiesburg, MS; Juneau, AK; Lafayette, IN; Quincy IL; Victoria TX; and Zanesville, OH. A few weeks ago YouTube TV announced that they went nationwide but some have argued that without locals in some…
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YouTube TV Announces Known Issues on The Apple TV, Xbox, & Nvidia Shield
Having trouble with YouTube TV? You may not be alone yesterday YouTube TV staff posted an official bug list on Reddit. This list included known issues for the Apple TV, Xbox, & Nvidia Shield. Here is the full list of known issues YouTube TV posted on Reddit yesterday: Here’s a current list of our known issues…
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YouTube TV Adds Extended DVR for Live Events
For some time now, YouTube TV’s DVR automatically extended recordings of sporting events. Now YouTube TV has also added this feature for other live events like last weekend’s Grammys. Typically, when the scheduled end point happens the DVR stops recording even if the event is not over. With live events, like sports and award shows,…
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Hulu & YouTube TV Are The Most Popular Live TV Streaming Service Beating Out Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This week UBS released an updated survey looking at the current state of TV and streaming. According to that survey of 2,000 Americans, Hulu with live TV was the most popular live TV service followed closely by YouTube TV. According to the survey, 10% said they use Hulu with Live TV followed by YouTube TV…
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Google’s CEO Says YouTube TV Is “An Exciting Product”
YouTube TV has recently been receiving a lot of praise both from inside the industry and users. During their fourth quarter, 2018 earnings call Google’s CEO opened up about YouTube TV. During the call Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, YouTube TV is “an exciting product.” Pichai went on to say, “It’s differentiated and has long…
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The Ultimate Guide to YouTube TV
When YouTube TV reached 800,000 subscribers last summer, it was easy to see that the streaming service was a strong competitor in live streaming. It’s estimated that since then, YouTube Live reached the million subscriber mark by the end of 2018. If you’re thinking about joining those million subscribers and starting a YouTube TV subscription,…
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YouTube TV Is Causing Some Roku Devices to Freeze Up
Have you been watching YouTube TV and suddenly had your Roku freeze up followed by a reboot? This has been a rumored issue for some time, but last night YouTube TV confirmed the issue and says Roku is working on a fix. Here is a tweet from YouTube TV confirming the issue: Hi Kevin, some Roku devices…
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Cord Cutting This Week 61 – DIRECTV NOW Loses 267,000 Subscribers, Hulu New Ads, Cable’s Downfall, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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YouTube TV is Offering an Extended 2 Week Free Trial For a Limited Time
Been thinking of trying YouTube TV? Well right now may be the time to do it as they are offering a 14-day free trial. YouTube TV has for some time been changing the length of their free trial. At one point it was even as high as 30 days. More recently it has been a…