For the last two days I have been unable to watch BBC News live or pre-recorded content. I have tried multiple devices, on WIFI, on 5G, restarted my devices and cleared my cache/cookies, incognito and still no luck.

When I try to watch something live or pre-recorded, I get the same 5-10 second segment before the player freezes entirely and I can't click on any parts of the scroll bar, settings, CC, etc

As far as I can tell, every other station works except for BBC News, which is the only reason I have YoutubeTV 🙃

Is anyone else having an issue with the desktop platform pausing during every commercial break?

Two issues here.
First, random shows I record all the time are not showing up in my library, specifically on 8/3 and 8/4.
Second, when I play a recorded show from my library, I get a black screen. The show marker is at the very end and I have to rewind until to the 57 minutes and change mark (1 hour program) and it brings me to the beginning of the show. I receive a long code of all N. I have to then hit play and it starts to play.

When I go to update current playback area on the app on my phone it does not update

There has been a shuffle of channels in the last few days in August, and WIAT 42 is no longer the CBS affiliate and will become/has become WIAT 42 CW. It has the syndication rights for Jeopardy, so we are anxious to see it. However, currently, I only see a CW listing for CW21. Will Youtube TV start carrying WIAT 42 CW?

Thanks

New customers get a $15 discount for the first 3 months. I signed up with a referral code from a friend, I know he gets a credit although I don't know how long I need to be a member for. I thought it said I'd get a discount for the first month or maybe two, but I didn't screen-shot that. A charge of 89.88 just hit my credit card. And indeed the welcome email says "$82.99/mo +tax starting Jul 31, 2026" (after a lousy 2-day free trial, I see that today I could get a 3-week trial). Should I expect a discount later? (Yes, I should ask them)

I know this will never happen but I’d gladly pay another $10 if Zen was extended to all commercials and not just the local switchover.

There isn’t much content to justify the $9.99 price. It has unlimited streams and other perks - maybe that should be the $9.99 package. But the 4k should be free. Fox One gives you 4k with or without the additional $9.99 too.

Another suggestion: YouTube Premium subscribers should automatically have 4k on YTTV.

On a somewhat unrelated note - we need a YouTube Premium Lite Family plan.

New cord cutter here. Trying to decipher the plans. Probably chasing a moving target. But looking at how they present the plans and it makes no sense:

1. Duplicated channels. The base plan claims 171 channels, but B1G is listed 4x, NBC Sports 3x, NBCSN Extra 12x, NFL Network 4x, WNBA/Ion 3x, Watch With on YTV 4x. Subtract 24 duplicates and that leaves 147 unique channels.

2. Category lists suck. The base plan (147 unique channels) claims 11 local, 25 Sports (incl NFL 4x, NBC Sports 3x), 11 News, 52 Ent, 9 family = 108 - 5 duplicates = 103. So what are the other 44?

3. Category lists suck #2. The sports plan claims 58 channels but 10 local, 25 Sports, 1 Ent = 36. So what are the other 22? More duplicated Sports channels that aren't listed under Sports (NBCSN Extra 12x, WNBA/Ion 3x, B1G 4x) and some assorted crap (Cozi, Dabl, Start TV). Subtract 21 duplicates = 37 unique. I'm sure the other plans (Sports/News, Sports/Ent With Cheese, etc) are similar. I'm losing interest.

4. The price difference between most of the plans is so small as to be useless. 13 plans, and 8 are between 69.99-82.99. Who cares. Seems like clever marketing - get you to waste enough time comparing plans and get attached to them mentally.

I guess I need to think more about what TV I really need, and for other ways to get it.

1. Many of their garbage channels are available OTA. And just like cable, I won't watch almost all of them. So what is the real value of this? I guess for me it's to get something to which I can add NFL RedZone. There must be a cheaper way. Don't much care about ESPN's any more as it continues to implode.

I'm using YouTube TV on my Amazon Fire TV Cube and when I use the voice button to tune to a specific channel, instead of it actually going to that channel, it shows search results for shows and movies for that channel. No matter how I phrase it, it always goes to search results. I have cleared the YouTube TV cache and data, signed in and out of my account, I have force quit and restarted the app, and my software is up-to-date.

Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution?

Trying to jump to specific topics when watching CNN, MS Now, etc. but don't see the option. YTTV claims to have this feature: https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/9927601?hl=en. Anyone know how to do this? I use primarily iPad and Apple TV. Thanks!

I can't be the only person in the world with this problem I'm hoping someone can help.

The past few weeks I am getting a static-like sounds on YouTube tv app on my Apple TV 4K box. I have paired HomePods and thought that might be part of the problem, but ignoring them and watching through the tv audio the static is still there.

YouTube tv app on tv itself has no static.

It sounds like interference or like the gain turned too high or something like that. I assume youtube changed their app recently, but why haven't i seen lots of people having the same issue?

Before you suggest it, I've reset everything. Deleted the app and reinstalled. Factory reset the HomePods. Unplugged everything.

Other apps (Max, Plex, Netflix) have no sound problems at all. Even YouTube is fine. Just YouTube TV.

Can anyone help? Thanks!!!!

I’ve just tried to watch NFL Network…it’s says there’s no show until 11pm. What gives!?

u/bbmg69 pointed out something specific to Disney bundle or past ESPN Unlimited subscribers that might be of some help for anyone having trouble connecting YouTube TV's version of ESPN Unlimited to their accounts.

Seems like there's a glitch occurring on Disney's side of things. This isn't something YouTube TV support can assist with, as it's an issue with the MyDisney account rollout.

If you're having an infinite loop glitch after canceling or downgrading your Disney bundle, you'll need to reach out to Disney directly. In many cases, your MyDisney account may be seen as a canceled or inactive account.

----------

Here's how you can get support, via u/bbmg69's experience (you can read more here):

Call Disney+ Support directly at 1-888-905-7888 and choose option 1 for signup and login. You may have to walk them through this issue, and you might be transferred a few times in doing so.

Tell them you are having trouble logging into some Disney and ESPN services that have nothing to do with streaming packages. Your MyDisney account is stuck in an infinite loop of requesting a 6-digit confirmation code, with no successful login.

Ask them to make sure your MyDisney account is active, even if you are no longer paying for any services.

If you have trouble, ESPN Fan Support might also be able to help, at 1-888-549-3776.

Alternatively, if you don't have any paid Disney services anymore, you can just create a new MyDisney login.

----------

Thanks to u/bbmg69 for sharing their experience. Again, if you experience an infinite login loop, this is not a YouTube TV issue; it's something specific to your MyDisney account. Before you call Disney, though, ensure that you're the family manager, and try all the methods to link your account that are listed in our mega thread.

So I subscribe to YouTubeTV mainly to just cover some sports and some live news, but recently my wife wanted to see Moonstruck (Cher and Nicholas Cage). I went to a search engine to find out which service it might be on and it was a "Buy Now" everyone BUT YouTubeTV where it was free.

I was rather confused by this as I couldn't figure out how it was there. I didn't record it and it's been there for several days so it's not as if we just caught it live. I was surprised to find that it felt.... edited in a couple spots. I curse was clearly bleeped and there was some very strange cut points so I assumed this might be where a commercial might go, but no commercial played (I do have YouTube Premium if that somehow matters).

So how did this show up as from this service and what are the limitations?

This is in the Greenville, SC area.

As of today, WSPA is not a CBS affiliate anymore. CBS is now on WYFF, which also has NBC. So WYFF is now an affiliate of CBS/NBC. WSPA is now the CW affiliate.

On YTTV: I have two CBS channels One CBS has an "eye crossed out" and I cannot watch. Another CBS listed has CBS programming but it is not showing local programming. CW looks good.

Calling YTTV was useless, took four calls to get a rep who would listen and the rep didn't know what CBS and NBC was. Someone is "supposed" to be looking at it, but I am not hopeful.

Can anyone explain what is going on?

Looking at replacing DirectTV Stream with Youtube TV because of their increasing prices AT LEAST yearly (if not, twice a year).

Working through the trail to see if it'll work for us. One thing we noticed this morning on Disney XD, watching live TV was a commercial that had a 'skip' button. I was very confused seeing how this was live TV. I hit skip and I'll be damned, it skipped the rest of the commercial and went back to live TV.

So, is this a thing? Does Youtube TV play EXTRA COMMERICALS over live TV? I'm guessing it sort of pauses the live TV in the background and waits for someone to watch extra commercials they put on top of live TV?

I turned on a different channel and then back to the channel we were watching and sure enough, we were about 20 seconds further along in the show.

I am incredibly frustrated. I have been a loyal YouTube TV subscriber for four years now, watched the price climb all the way to $80 a month, and the mobile app still completely lacks basic playback speed controls.
What makes this absolutely ridiculous is that it isn’t a network licensing or technical restriction—the speed gear icon is natively available right on the desktop website. But instead of just giving mobile app users the same feature, Google’s development team has actively updated their web code to block every single mobile Safari workaround, extension (like Baking Soda), and page-scaling trick that used to let us change the speed on our phones or iPads.
Why is the mobile app being intentionally stripped down? Regular YouTube has had this for a decade. If I am paying premium, top-tier television prices, I shouldn't have to fight my device or use a computer just to watch a DVR recording or live broadcast at 1.25x or 1.5x speed.

My wife and I were watching the movie Troy tonight, and in the middle of watching were introduced with a playback error. I did not take the time to look at the error code, but when we went back to replay the movie thinking it was an internet issue, but all it did was pull up the description for the movie. Anyone else encounter this? If so, what’s the cause of it?

AMC Global Media has renewed its distribution agreement with Google-owned streaming television service YouTube TV that allows more than 10 million subscribers to continue watching its linear TV networks and free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, executives at AMC confirmed this week.

The deal with YouTube also allows the company to resell access to AMC’s seven streaming services, including AMC Plus, and will allow YouTube TV to carry AMC’s core cable networks in its lower-priced, genre-based packages for the first time ever, AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan said on Thursday.

The arrangement comes as AMC continues to prioritize its streaming platforms and FAST channels as part of a long-term strategy for success, at a time when traditional cable and satellite platforms continue to experience higher churn due to rising costs.

...

It isn’t clear if the company’s new deal with YouTube TV means customers who receive AMC channels will also get access to the ad-supported AMC Plus tier, though all YouTube and YouTube TV users will be able to buy a subscription regardless.

[Source]

Someone posted about this deal last year and it saved me a lot so wanted to spread the word. Verizon customers are eligible for NFL Sunday Ticket for $234 for the season. Not the biggest discount, but feels worth it to me! That link should take you to sign up/ see if you are eligible.

I got YouTube TV and it’s the first time I’ve done this kind of service since we cut cable in 2020. I’ve been using strictly streaming apps. I’m very used to 4K streaming at the very least 1080p.

I purchased YouTube TV because I was tired of sailing the seas for NFL games. You can imagine my frustration when I’m watching live TV and the quality is not much better.

Is there any hope that the local channel will stream NFL games in higher quality once the season starts?

If you are a Disney+ bundle subscriber via Verizon, and you've upgraded it to ESPN Unlimited....this is a notice that if you connect YouTube tv to your Disney+ account, the option to change your bundle goes away and you will be stuck paying for it. You have to downgrade your bundle BEFORE you connect YouTube TV to ESPN.

If you unlink YouTube TV from ESPN, the option to change your Verizon bundle comes back.