YouTube TV is expanding nationwide.
Starting today, YouTube will begin rolling out an expansion for its live TV streaming platform, YouTube TV. According to the company, the service will be available for more than 98 percent of U.S. households in time for the Super Bowl.
YouTube TV is currently available in the top 100 markets in the U.S., which covers 85 percent of U.S. households. This new rollout will expand YouTube TV into an additional 95 markets across the country. With more than 98 percent of households able to watch the Super Bowl on YouTube TV, the company says that coverage for the rest of the country will follow soon after.
YouTube’s cable television alternative boasts more than 60 channels, such as ABC, CBS, and NBC, as well as cable networks like AMC, FX, CNN, USA, and ESPN. YouTube TV also provides local news and sports in the markets it serves.
The service currently costs $40 per month, after raising its prices for new subscribers from $35 last year. A single YouTube TV subscription includes six unique accounts as well as an unlimited cloud DVR service for each of them. Users can stream the service on their computers, smartphones, tablets, and televisions.
SEE ALSO: Damn and hell are fine on YouTube. Here's what you can't f**king say.YouTube TV launchedless than two years ago in April 2017, providing cordcutters with a contract-free live TV option. The service was originally available in just five major markets – New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Chicago. It expanded into its 100th locationjust this past August.
Last year’s Super Bowl saw record-breakingstreaming numbers. An average of two million Super Bowl LII viewers watched the game online via NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, and other official streaming locations. Online streams showing the game, which saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New England Patriots, peaked with an online audience of 3.1 million concurrent streams.
With more and moreAmericans cutting the cord and replacing cable TV with streaming services like YouTube TV, Netflix, DirecTV Now, and PlayStation Vue, the number of people catching the Super Bowl online is sure to break records again this year.
