Will You Cancel YouTube TV Over This Subscription Price Hike?
By Movieguide® Contributor
YouTube TV subscribers are about to have to deal with a major price hike.
“The streaming service has announced a price hike of 14%, or an additional $10 per month,” TV Line reported. “A Base Plan membership will now cost $82.99 per month (up from $72.99/month), effective Monday, Jan. 13 for current members. (For new members just signing up for the service, the adjusted price is effective immediately.)”
YouTube TV announced the new price on X, telling subscribers, “We don’t make these decisions lightly, and we realize this impacts our members. With many exciting shows and live events coming up in 2025, we remain committed to bringing you the best of TV, all in one place. Thank you for being a loyal member.”
Customers have already expressed their displeasure at the price hike.
“Congrats to YouTube TV for evolving into the very thing it swore to destroy. $82.99 a month? At this rate, the next big innovation will be…cable TV reinvented as disruptive tech,” one X user wrote.
Another posted, “I’m canceling YouTube TV when the price increase hits. $84 + $90 for high speed WIFI is no longer cheaper than just a normal cable/internet bundle. I’m out.”
AP News reported that previous price increases came as the streamer “added more and more channels for subscribers to stream live.”
“But licensing disputes have also added pressures — and YouTube has instead attributed its more recent hikes, like those announced both Thursday and last year, to rising operational costs,” the outlet continued.
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