YouTube just added more of your favorite channels to YouTube TV
It only took a month for YouTube's TV killer to add to its roster of channels.
YouTube's live TV offering — conveniently called YouTube TV — now includes AMC, IFC, BBC America, Sundance TV, Telemundo, and We TV, reports 9-to-5 Google.
Those new additions bring YouTube TV's total channels to 43, including the major broadcast networks and most major cable channels.
Google, through YouTube, is looking to TV as a way to kickstart the video platform's subscription business and gain broader entry into users' living rooms. The service is among the most competitive entrants in a growing field of internet-based TV offerings such as Sling, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now, and Hulu TV. YouTube TV received a "Mashable Choice," Mashable's spotlight on recommended products, for its $35 package.
YouTube doesn't offer the same kind of cheaper "skinny bundle" that Dish's Sling does ($20 for 15 channels), but its package is now $5 cheaper than Dish's comparable bundle.
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Jason Abbruzzese is a Business Reporter at Mashable. He covers the media and telecom industries with a particular focus on how the Internet is changing these markets and impacting consumers. Prior to working at Mashable, Jason served as Markets Reporter and Web Producer at the Financial Times. Jason holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and an M.A. in International Affairs from Australian National University.
