YouTube TV Price Increase 2025
Check your most recent bill, YouTube TV just initiated a $10/month price increase in 2025 for all customers. The YouTube TV 2025 price increase was anticipated and follows price increases from competitors like Hulu Live, DirecTV Stream as well as traditional Cable & Satellite.
YouTube TV increased by $8/month in 2023, and in 2020 the YouTube TV price increase was $15/month. So over less than 5 years YouTube TV has increased the monthly rate by $33 a month. When it first launched it was only $35 per month, which means YouTube TV was losing money – now you the consumer are…
Why do prices keep going up? It’s more than inflation. Local networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX), are the most expensive channels and continue to increase their retransmission fees. Any cable, satellite or live streaming service providers that has local channels will always be more expensive and pass that cost directly on to you.
Cable, Satellite and Live Streaming TV prices increase by 10%+ each year
Some uneducated people will think they should go back to Cable and Satellite. That would be a bad idea. Remember their bill has been exponentially increasing every 6-12 months since you left, mainly with sneaky TV fees.
Amidst the YouTube TV price increase 2025, cable and satellite raised prices numerous times over the last year. Xfinity being the most recent in January 2025, we are talking 10-20% price increases. Most streaming services raised their prices between June and November 2024.
Alternatives to YouTube TV
If you’re seeking an alternative to YouTube TV because of the latest price increase, here are the alternatives we recommend. Cord-cutting (shifting to streaming) is great; but the best way to save forever is combining an HD Antenna (for Free locals) with microbundles (for streaming). Instead of $90/ month for TV, 80+ local channels are FREE and if needed you can get 40+ Cable channels for as low as $7/ month. Learn more about whole-home HD Antennas. Learn more about streaming microbundles.
Save Your Sanity
- ANTENNA w/ STREAMING – If saving the most money every month is most important, then a TV Antenna is best! Recommended due to the most flexibility and the biggest monthly savings for life. If you live in a home, then StreamWise Solutions recommends installing an attic or outdoor TV Antenna for Free HD TV. The Antenna will get you 80+ free channels for life, but most importantly it offers 100% FREE access to all the major local network channels in HD! If needed you can subscribe to less expensive Cable live streaming services as needed for a few months – Frndly, Philo, or Sling.
- KEEP YOUTUBE TV – YouTube TV might still be the best option for people living in apartments (no antenna reception), for people that need a lot of cable channels, or the simplicity of 1 app. While the $10/mo. price increase seems extreme, it’s still much less expensive than cable or satellite TV with all of their sneaky fees. It likely that YouTube TV will have another ~$10 price increase over the next year or two though.
- SWITCH TO YOUTUBE TV COMPETITOR – Not recommended, since all Live streaming services with local channel are more expensive. But if you like you can do a free trial of Fubo TV. It is a bit more expensive at $94+ per mo plus tax, but it does offer Altitude Sports for Regional Sports like Avs and Nuggets. Try a free trial of DirecTV Stream. It is similar and offers even more channels including Altitude Sports plus AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain for all Colorado Rockies games – see our full DirecTV Stream review here. Not recommended due to the fact its more difficult to use and has extra fees for more streams and unlimited DVR, but Hulu Live is a direct competitor to YouTube TV.
Are you fed up with TV price increases? Save your time, sanity and money – talk with a StreamWise Solutions TV & Wi-Fi expert first.
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