Millions of TV viewers cut cable in favor of YouTube TV due to ridiculously high cable prices, but YouTube TV is starting to feel an awful lot like cable!
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00:00Millions of TV viewers cut cable in recent years in favor of YouTube TV due to the ridiculously high cable prices.
00:08But suddenly, YouTube TV is starting to feel an awful lot like cable.
00:13The streaming service you might remember costing just $50 a month is increasing their prices to $82.99,
00:21up $10 a month from just last year,
00:24and up nearly 60% since 2017 when that cord cutting really accelerated.
00:30Parent company Google is citing the rising content costs for the increase.
00:35Google, you might remember, paid $2 billion for the NFL Sunday ticket package.
00:41As of next month, YouTube TV's price will be the same as Disney's Hulu Plus Live TV bundle.
00:48YouTube TV last reported $8 million paying customers in February.