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So, it's part of tv.youtube.com, which costs $49.99 per month plus tax?

electriclove 7y ago
Not sure why you are getting downvoted. PBS has always been free to watch over the air. The article talks about how great it is to have PBS available for streaming on Youtube TV. But it doesn't mention YouTube TV is a subscription only service starting at $50/month. This is similar to a cable provider offering 100+ PBS channels to its $50/month subscription. Call me cheap, but I don't want to pay $50/month to be able to stream PBS.
- Jaymoon85 7y ago
  - PBS Passport : $5/month - PBS Kids* : $4.99/month - PBS Masterpiece* : $5.99/month - PBS Living* : $2.99/month $19/month for all of these, is still better than $50 for Youtube TV, if all you care about is PBS programming. * Requires Amazon Prime
  - droithomme 7y ago
    Sure that's cool, but without a rooftop antenna, I get 2 different PBS stations, each which have 3 digital channels, so I get 6 PBS channels. Most programming is in full HD and higher resolution than streaming which always seems to add extra levels of compression. These are the ONLY stations I get without rooftop because PBS transmitters have more geographical coverage than any other network in the US. With my super big-ass gigantic antenna on a 50 ft tall pole, I get a bunch of other networks as well, again with higher resolution than typical cable or streaming. But the point is that even without any antenna, most people get at least one PBS station, which typically will have at least 3 channels multiplexed in their band. The announcement above seems to be an ad for youtube's $50 streaming service. Anyone who has that service already knows what it carries. Anyone wanting to sign up for that service based on PBS alone should just turn on their TV and see what happens. It's useful though for Americans living out of the country.
- gburdell3 7y ago
  You're assuming that people would sign up for YouTube TV just to watch PBS and nothing else. This is great news for people who already subscribe to YTTV or are cross-shopping against Sling, AT&T TV Now, etc.

Not sure why you are getting downvoted. PBS has always been free to watch over the air. The article talks about how great it is to have PBS available for streaming on Youtube TV. But it doesn't mention YouTube TV is a subscription only service starting at $50/month. This is similar to a cable provider offering 100+ PBS channels to its $50/month subscription. Call me cheap, but I don't want to pay $50/month to be able to stream PBS.

Jaymoon85 7y ago
- PBS Passport : $5/month - PBS Kids* : $4.99/month - PBS Masterpiece* : $5.99/month - PBS Living* : $2.99/month $19/month for all of these, is still better than $50 for Youtube TV, if all you care about is PBS programming. * Requires Amazon Prime
- droithomme 7y ago
  Sure that's cool, but without a rooftop antenna, I get 2 different PBS stations, each which have 3 digital channels, so I get 6 PBS channels. Most programming is in full HD and higher resolution than streaming which always seems to add extra levels of compression. These are the ONLY stations I get without rooftop because PBS transmitters have more geographical coverage than any other network in the US. With my super big-ass gigantic antenna on a 50 ft tall pole, I get a bunch of other networks as well, again with higher resolution than typical cable or streaming. But the point is that even without any antenna, most people get at least one PBS station, which typically will have at least 3 channels multiplexed in their band. The announcement above seems to be an ad for youtube's $50 streaming service. Anyone who has that service already knows what it carries. Anyone wanting to sign up for that service based on PBS alone should just turn on their TV and see what happens. It's useful though for Americans living out of the country.
gburdell3 7y ago
You're assuming that people would sign up for YouTube TV just to watch PBS and nothing else. This is great news for people who already subscribe to YTTV or are cross-shopping against Sling, AT&T TV Now, etc.