YouTube seems to want to replace cable TV services with the new YouTube TV.
At an event held in California today, the company announced a virtual cable TV. The new service will cost $35 a month and will give access to live broadcasts and cable channels.
YouTube says younger people ("millenials") want to watch TV in the same place watching all their other content, which seems to make sense.
This creates the YouTube TV service that "works on your phone, on your desktop," as well as on all your other devices.
The new service will initially offer the following channels:
YouTube TV features a feature called the Cloud DVR, which will allow you to save an unlimited number of broadcasts without worrying about the storage limits of a traditional DVR. Of course you need to be online to access your saved broadcasts.
The company also announced a new app, which will be divided into three sections: Library, Home, and Live. The Live section will let you surf, allowing you to swipe up and down to instantly change channels. To record a show, you just have to press the "+" icon.
The Library or Library tab is designed to help you easily find your favorite shows and recordings.
Finally, Home will be your main tab, showing suggestions based on two stuff YouTube will guess what you'll want to watch, as well as new shows to try. Google says it works using machine learning and will make better predictions over time.
Unfortunately, there will be no direct integration with YouTube Red. If you have access to YouTube Red, features such as mobile playback or subscription to YouTube Red will not initially be included Google Play Music. Όσο για τις διαφημίσεις δεν θα υπάρχουν για τους συνδρομητές του YouTube Red, αλλά το content from broadcasters, it will still come with ads.
A single subscription to YouTube TV will include six accounts covering your entire family.
You can sign up to get direct information on the upcoming service at tv.youtube.com.
