is now providing customers the option to subscribe to standalone add-on channels with out signing up for the platform’s base plan. You can select from 20 channels, together with , Showtime and . Epix and Starz, which is able to in sure territories, are among the many choices as nicely. YouTube TV is following the likes of , , and Sling TV in including standalone channel subscriptions.

The cable-style YouTube TV base plan and consists of greater than 85 channels (the total line up will range barely, relying in your location). But you will not want that to entry MLB.TV, Cinemax et al by means of the service. Users who decide out of the bottom plan can nonetheless make the most of YouTube TV options reminiscent of limitless DVR area, as much as six profiles per family and three simultaneous streams.

To some, it may appear pointless to enroll in standalone channels by means of providers like YouTube TV once they have their very own apps. There are some advantages although, particularly if you happen to subscribe to multiple. You’ll have the ability to entry the providers from a single app that may be accessible on extra platforms than standalone apps for , Acorn and so forth. Managing your subscriptions with a single invoice could also be helpful too.