YouTube announced Tuesday it is entering live television.
For cord cutters and cord shavers, the Google-owned video entity will be offering select TV channels for $35 a month, including sports stations ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN News, SEC Network, NBC Sports Network, BTN, FS1 and FS2.
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“Meet YouTube TV. It’s live TV designed for the YouTube generation — those who want to watch what they want, when they want, how they want, without commitments,” YouTube wrote on its blog.
How YouTube positions itself in a crowded marketplace — with streaming competitors like Netflix and Hulu along with Dish’s Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now and Sony’s PlayStation Vue, among others — will be something to watch moving forward.
