YouTube TV Adds Two New Channels to Its Budget Streaming Plans

What Happened?

YouTube TV is a service that lets you watch TV over the internet (like cable, but without the cable box). Recently, it quietly added two new channels to its cheaper plans. This happened a few weeks after YouTube TV made a deal with a company called Allen Media Group. That deal lets YouTube TV keep showing the channels that Allen Media owns.

The two new channels are:

• Comedy.TV – added to the low-cost Entertainment Plan.
• The Weather Channel – added to all of YouTube TV’s low-cost plans, but you need the News Plan add-on to watch it.

Understanding the Plans and Prices

Think of YouTube TV like a pizza place with different sized combo meals. Here are the options mentioned:

• Entertainment Plan (a cheap base plan): Now includes Comedy.TV.
• Sports Plan (another cheap base plan): You can add extra channels to it.
• News Plan add-on: This is an extra pack you can attach to the cheap plans. It brings The Weather Channel.
  • If you have the Sports Plan + News Plan, it costs $72 per month.
  • If you have the Entertainment Plan + News Plan, it costs $63 per month.
• Base YouTube TV package (the big package): Costs $83 per month and includes more than 170 channels (news, entertainment, sports, and local). All Allen Media-owned channels (like Comedy.TV and The Weather Channel) are already in this big package.

Important Point: The new channels were added without any price increase. If you already have the right plan, you get them at no extra cost!

How to Find the New Channels in Your Guide

Your electronic program guide is just the list of channels you scroll through on your screen. The new channels will show up there automatically for most people.

However, if you have set your guide to a custom order (meaning you previously chose which channels appear and in what order), you might need to manually add them.

If they’re missing, here’s a simple way to check:

1. Open your YouTube TV guide.
2. Look for Comedy.TV or The Weather Channel.
3. If they’re not there and you use a custom-sorted guide, go to the guide settings (YouTube TV has a help page on how to customize your favorite channels).
4. Add the missing channels to your custom list.

Summary

YouTube TV has added Comedy.TV to its Entertainment Plan and The Weather Channel (via the News add-on) to its low-cost plans, following an agreement with Allen Media. The Base plan already had them. No prices went up. If you use a custom channel guide, you may need to add them manually. It’s a nice free upgrade for viewers on the cheaper plans.

FAQ

1. Do I have to pay extra to get Comedy.TV or The Weather Channel?
No! The article says the channels were added “without a price adjustment.” If you have the Entertainment Plan, Comedy.TV is included. If you have the News Plan add-on (with Entertainment or Sports), The Weather Channel is included. The base $83 package already had them.

2. What is Allen Media Company?
Allen Media Company (also called Allen Media Group) is the broadcaster that owns channels like Comedy.TV and The Weather Channel. YouTube TV made an agreement with them to keep carrying their networks.

3. I can’t see the new channels in my TV guide. What should I do?
Most people will see them automatically. But if your guide is set to a custom sort (you picked your own channel order), you may have to manually add them through your guide settings.

4. Can I get The Weather Channel without the News Plan add-on on a cheap plan?
No, on the low-cost plans (Entertainment or Sports), you need to add the News Plan add-on to get The Weather Channel. However, it’s already included in the $83 base package.

5. What are the cheap plans called?
The low-cost plans mentioned are the “Entertainment Plan” and the “Sports Plan.” You can add the News Plan to either of them.