YouTube challenges cable TV with streaming service


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 01 Mar 2017

YouTube Inc. signage is displayed on a monitor after the company's new television subscription service was unveiled at the YouTube Space LA venue in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. For $35 a month, starting sometime this spring, subscribers to YouTube TV will be able to watch the top four broadcast networks and some affiliated cable channels. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube unveiled a streaming television service offering bundles of live channels, in a direct challenge by the Google-owned network to traditional cable and pay TV. 

YouTube TV was tailored for younger generations seeking news, films and more programs without subscribing to cable or satellite service, according to YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki. 

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