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Zorro

(16,473 posts) Sat Dec 14, 2024, 08:02 AM Dec 14

Cord-cutters are fuming over YouTube TV price hike. But streaming inflation is here to stay [View all]

Remember all that money you were going to save by canceling your cable TV subscription?

Cord-cutters are again dealing with the reality of rising programming costs after YouTube TV told subscribers Thursday that their monthly fee will go up by 14% to $82.99 starting in January.

Needless to say, many dissatisfied customers took to social media after learning of another price increase to YouTube TV, the streaming package marketed as a budget-friendly alternative to the traditional multichannel services.

“I’m so glad that I made the right financial decision in 2018 and ditched my $89/mo cable package so I can now pay $83/mo for YouTube TV, $23/mo for Netflix, $16/mo for Disney+, $13/mo for Paramount, $15/mo for Prime, $10/mo for AppleTV, and $21/mo for HBO,” wrote Chris Bakke on X.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-12-13/cord-cutters-are-steamed-over-youtube-tv-price-hike

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Cord-cutters are fuming over YouTube TV price hike. But streaming inflation is here to stay [View all] Zorro Dec 14 OP

At least I think it's easier to cancel EdmondDantes_ Dec 14 #1

sling is going from $42 to $47. its still a great value IMO Meadowoak Dec 14 #2

Sling jacked their prices up $7/month. N/t CousinIT Dec 14 #3

Do these services allow people to pay for individual programs ? JI7 Dec 14 #4

Glued to TV? Get a life. bucolic_frolic Dec 14 #5

seriously, there's no law that says you _have_ to watch TV all day cadoman Dec 14 #9

This is why more people Sector 001 Dec 14 #6

I hate seeing these price hikes. But there's no way Chris Bakke had all those other streaming channels highplainsdem Dec 14 #7

That's 100% true. It's a bit disingenous ok_cpu Dec 14 #8

Being out of range of OTA networks can really add to cordcutter expense. I can get two each highplainsdem Dec 14 #10

Data caps are the next thing I'm worried about ok_cpu Dec 14 #11

Our television streaming budget is about $35 a month. hunter Dec 14 #12

They're pushers. First few are free. Then you're hooked. usonian Dec 14 #13

Still a good value. DronePilot Dec 14 #14

I only keep it for football season and then I turn it off. Yavin4 Dec 14 #15

Wow, that's about 20 cartons/dozens of...EGGS!!! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 14 #16

If you have a Samsung smart TV, you get quite a few channels for free... PeaceWave Dec 14 #17

A few things to consider and watch out for melm00se Dec 14 #18

Prices will ForgedCrank Dec 14 #19