YouTube TV is Google's subscription-based streaming service for live television, launched in April 2017 and designed for cord cutters. It offers over 100 live channels, a cloud DVR, and is available exclusively in the US, where it has grown to over 10 million subscribers as of November 2025. The service began in just five major cities but expanded to cover all 210 US television markets by March 2019. Its price has increased twice—from $34.99 to $39.99 in 2018, and then to $49.99 in 2019—as it added major networks like Turner (TBS, CNN) and Discovery (HGTV, Food Network). It later incorporated PBS stations in 2019 and an HBO add-on in 2020, solidifying its position as a comprehensive alternative to traditional cable.