YouTube is partnering with a number of digital publishers to provide additional channels for its streaming subscription service. The video platform launched YouTube TV a year ago, offering over 50 TV channels to viewers for $40 per month. In addition to the new channels, Google has also announced that it will be adding more than 100 original shows and movies from major studios like Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, YouTube is reported to be in talks with companies including business news network Cheddar, lifestyle-focused Tastemade and progressive news service The Young Turks Network to provide new channels, with the companies splitting revenue from advertising sales.
YouTube is partnering with a number of digital publishers to provide additional channels for its streaming subscription service. The video platform launched YouTube TV a year ago, offering over 50 TV channels to viewers for $40 per month. It now has 300,000 subscribers, but this puts it significantly behind rival companies such as Dish Networks' Sling TV, which has 2.2 million subscribers. YouTube is reported to be in talks with companies including business news network Cheddar, lifestyle-focused Tastemade and progressive news service The Young Turks Network to provide new channels, with the companies splitting revenue from advertising sales.