YouTube TV raises prices to an outrageous $73 per month<p>YouTube TV is getting another price hike, from $65 to $73. The company says new members will see the updated pricing starting today while existing subscribers will pay more beginning April 18th. </p><p>It’s the latest in a long line of YouTube TV price hikes. Before the latest increase, it had last <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
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https://www.engadget.com/2019-04-10-youtube-tv-price-hike-and-discovery.html">incrementally[/url] as cord-cutting television has evolved from a scrappy disruptor to
oh my god this costs $73 every single month.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>A message sent this morning to YouTube TV subscribers reads, “As content costs have risen and we continue to invest in the quality of our service, we are updating our price to keep bringing you the best possible service.” In addition, the email notes that the service has dropped the cost of its <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/youtube-tv-4k-plus-streaming-plan-160016212.html">4K Plus add-on[/url] from $20 to $10 per month. The message also guides users to <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://tv.youtube.com/account_settings/subscriptions">cancel their subscriptions[/url] if the new monthly fee pushes pricing out of their comfort zone.</p><div id="e8059808140b4c78985c7ba27b4d05d9"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An update for our members. As content costs have risen and we continue to invest in our quality of service, we’ll be adjusting our monthly cost, after 3 years, from $64.99/mo to $72.99/mo, in order to bring you the best possible TV service.</p>— YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV)
March 16, 2023</div><p>Baseball fans may be especially peeved with the new price, as YouTube TV <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/youtube-tv-loses-the-mlb-network-after-failing-to-renew-deal-101016748.html">dropped MLB Network[/url] from its lineup last month after failing to reach a new agreement. Although the company kept the door open to eventually restoring the service, that has yet to materialize over six weeks later.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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YouTube TV raises prices to an outrageous $73 per month
