YouTube now has ESPN and NBC Fox News
Bravo in the Disney Channel this is
YouTube TV the new live TV service from
the same company that brought your
keyboard cat and PewDiePie for 35 bucks
a month that offers a package more the
40 channel streaming live to your phone
computer or TV YouTube says it designed
the TV app for iOS and Android with
Millennials in mind it's divided into
three sections home live and library
live is YouTube TV scrolling version of
the channel guide found on your TV stop
at a channel to show a live preview and
tap on a show page to access previous
episodes the latest show suggestions and
related videos on YouTube itself to
watch fullscreen just turn the phone
sideways the libraries where you'll find
shows you've added a YouTube TV's cloud
DVR which allows unlimited storage for
up to nine months
adding shows your library is easy and
you can pause fast-forward rewind and
skip through commercials and
responsiveness was nice and fast in our
demo the library also allows access to
the services video on-demand content one
downside however when a VOD show is
unlocked it automatically replaces the
recorded DVR show which often mean you
can't skip the commercials anymore poem
gathers your most watched shows and make
suggestions for new ones it also
provides another gateway to YouTube
content including shows on the YouTube
read service which are included for the
$35 subscription search covers TV
channels and YouTube videos as well as
general topics to find related shows
movies and videos you can put YouTube TV
on an actual TV using Google's
chromecast technology available on the
chromecast dongle itself as well as
Android TV boxes like Nvidia shield and
some newer Smart TVs from Vizio and Sony
to cast select the device in the app and
from there your phone can serve as a
remote control for browsing while the
video plays in the TV support for other
platforms is coming later this year
competing services include PlayStation
View sling TV and DirecTV now and later
this year Hulu is launching live
channels to YouTube TV is available
today in select cities across the u.s.
you can cancel anytime as a free trial
checkout CNET for more details
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