“It’s absurd”: YouTube TV subscribers criticize its new sports subscription plan, despite its attractive price

• YouTube TV is rolling out more than 10 new genre-specific plans, including tiers just for sports and entertainment fans.
• The new plans are rolling out this week and aim to give users more control over what they want to stream.
• However, ESPN Unlimited won’t be available until fall 2026, which has upset sports fans.

The days of YouTube TV’s single subscription plan are over and the company is finally rolling out new genre-specific plans starting this week after announcing the upgrade a few weeks ago.

Since its inception in 2017, YouTube TV has offered its members a single all-or-nothing subscription plan, which includes over 100 networks across a multitude of channels and genres, for a pricey $82.99 per month. The new 10+ content plans are designed to give customers “more control over their subscriptions,” the platform said in its announcement.

When the new tiers roll out, you’ll be able to select genre-specific bundles based on the content you want to stream, saving you a little money each month instead of paying for channels you never get a chance to watch – and there’s plenty to choose from.

The new Sports plan ($64.99 per month) is designed for the biggest sports fans, bringing together the most popular sports broadcasters in one package including FS1, NBC Sports Network and more. There’s also the new Sports + News plan ($71.99 per month), which gives you access to all the regular sports channels as well as news networks such as CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC and CNN.