Comcast Sells $82.99 YouTube TV Add-On to Xfinity Users After Losing 10 Million TV Subscribers
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Updated · Cord Cutters News · May 24
Comcast Sells $82.99 YouTube TV Add-On to Xfinity Users After Losing 10 Million TV Subscribers
2 articles · Updated · Cord Cutters News · May 24
Comcast has begun offering YouTube TV through Xfinity StreamStore to eligible internet-only customers, letting them sign up and manage the live-TV service inside their Xfinity accounts.
The $82.99-a-month package includes more than 100 channels, unlimited cloud DVR and multiple streams, giving Comcast a cable alternative as viewers keep abandoning traditional pay TV.
The move follows Comcast's loss of more than 10 million TV subscribers and aims to keep broadband customers engaged by folding a major streaming bundle into its existing Xfinity ecosystem.
Xfinity Flex already supported YouTube TV, but this rollout broadens access; streamed usage still counts toward Xfinity data caps unless customers have unlimited plans.
The partnership highlights a wider industry shift as internet providers increasingly pair connectivity with third-party streaming services to slow churn and stay relevant in a cord-cutting market.
Could Xfinity's YouTube TV bundle secretly cost you more than cable due to hidden data caps and overage fees?
As Comcast embraces its rival, is this a savvy survival tactic or a final surrender in the streaming wars?
Are internet providers becoming the new media gatekeepers, and are consumers just swapping one monopoly for another?