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YouTube TV

Google's subscription live-TV streaming service, distinct from the main YouTube platform.

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Common Questions
When did YouTube TV launch?
5 April 2017, in five initial US markets.
How many subscribers does YouTube TV have?
Over 10 million as of November 2025.
Who owns YouTube TV?
Google, operated through its YouTube subsidiary.

Background

YouTube TV is a subscription, over-the-top live-television service operated by Google through its YouTube subsidiary. It launched on 5 April 2017 in five US markets (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco) and has since expanded nationwide, offering live linear feeds and on-demand content from more than 100 US television networks, including the major broadcast networks and a cloud-based DVR. It is aimed at cord-cutters leaving traditional cable packages and is available only in the United States. As of November 2025 the service had surpassed 10 million subscribers, making it the largest live-TV streaming platform in the US.

This week YouTube TV was named as a customer of WSC Sports' AI clip-cutting technology, part of the vendor/federation layer of automated sports-production tools that broadcasters and platforms are adopting to generate short-form highlights at scale.