But it appears YouTube is following the approach of other pay-TV providers in offering smaller, genre specific packages — including one for sports — that come with a smaller bill. The Google-owned platform said Wednesday in a blog post that it will offer 10 packages starting next year.

YouTube TV is breaking up its big bundle in early 2026, letting you pick cheaper, focused plans for sports, news, or entertainment instead.

So far, all these cheaper, smaller packages that YouTube TV could offer next year remind me of DirecTV's Genre Packs. While DirecTV offers several big all-in-one packages with lots of channels, its Genre Packs, which it launched earlier this year, are much cheaper and offer just a selection of channels aimed at specific audiences.

YouTube TV customers will be affected this NFL and NBA season as the streaming service has pulled Disney networks, — ESPN and ABC — from its platform, as the two have failed to reach a new deal. Google, which owns YouTube TV, pulled Disney products ...

After missing out on a cable stalwart for years, C-SPAN and its secondary networks are finally headed to YouTube TV.

YouTube TV is back to normal after a two-week carriage dispute with Disney, but the fighting that led to blackouts for ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels could reshape the service as we know it. It will likely get more expensive, because ...

Over the past few months, YouTube TV made several important moves to upgrade its offering and reward subscribers. The breaking news mainly focused on two-week dispute with the Walt Disney Company, during which millions of subscribers lost access to popular Disney channels,