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Okay, so the new YouTube TV plans that
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I've been talking about for a few months
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now, they are finally launching and I've
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got some thoughts. Let's dive in. Here's
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what you need to know. First, and most
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importantly, like a lot of YouTube TV
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launches, this isn't going to happen all
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at once. It's happening in phases over
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the next few weeks. And this launch
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comes as NFL season has ended. A lot of
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people thinking about pausing or
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cancelling the main plan. That main plan
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is staying. And in the new announcement,
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the same price is listed, $82.99 a
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month, so no immediate price increase
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for the most comprehensive offering. The
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new plans simply offer cheaper step down
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options. So let's see if any of them are
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even worth it. We'll go in the order
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listed here, starting with the sports
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plan. $64.99 a month, $18 a month lower
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than the main base plan. We already had
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some initial details about this one.
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major broadcasters included, as well as
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sports networks like FS1, NBC Sports
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Network, and all of ESPN's networks. But
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this detail is new. While we knew ESPN
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Unlimited was coming, we didn't know it
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was going to take until the fall to get
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it. So, the sports plan saves you $18 a
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month. Now, there's the sports and news
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plan. $71.99 a month, only an $11 a
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month savings compared to the main plan.
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You'll get everything in the sports
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plan, plus the major cable news
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networks. I think this plan might meet
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the needs of a lot of households, but
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the savings, not much to talk about.
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Now, there's the entertainment plan for
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people who don't care about sports or
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news. $54.99 a month. I was expecting
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this type of plan to cost around the
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same as Direct TV's entertainment genre
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pack, but it's actually more expensive.
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And the reason why it includes the major
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broadcast TV networks and some of the
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cable networks included FX, Hallmark,
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Comedy Central, Bravo, Paramount, Food
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Network, and HGTV. Also here there's the
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news, entertainment, and family plan.
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$69.99 a month. I know expensive. It
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doesn't include the sports channels, but
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it does include locals, which is driving
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a lot of this high price. A $13 a month
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savings compared to the main plan. In
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its blog post announcing these new
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plans, YouTube TV confirms that you're
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going to have access to all your
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favorite features across the new plans.
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Plus, you'll still be able to purchase
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add-ons even if you have one of the new
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plans. You probably noticed as I've been
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talking, YouTube TV listed introductory
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pricing for these new plans, similar to
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what it does for the main base plan, and
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it comes as the service has increasingly
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been offering retention offers to keep
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people from pausing or cancelling. At
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the time I'm recording this, the new
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plans are not quite showing up from my
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settings, but as they roll out, this is
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where you'll go to manage your plan and
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switch to a new, cheaper option if you
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find the savings worth it. Do you think
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any of these new plans are worth it?
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Leave a comment below. Let me know what
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you think, and I'll be back with more
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updates in a future video. Thanks for
