YouTube, the world’s biggest video site, wants to sell you TV for $35 a month - Recode
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YouTube TV is supposed to be “mobile first” — that is, YouTube expects that subscribers will spend most of their time watching on phones, though they’ll also be able to watch on devices like laptops and traditional TVs, via Google’s Chromecast devices.
What YouTube is really pushing, though, is the notion that while it may have the same programming as its competitors, it will have a better service. YouTube product chief Neal Mohan says the company has been working on YouTube TV for two years; he promises that you’ll see the results when you actually get to play with it.
Since you can’t do that yet, here are some of the features Mohan has talked up:
A cloud DVR with unlimited storage space, included in the base package. (That’s a feature Hulu has been talking about selling as an add-on to its base package.)
A recommendation system powered by Google’s AI.
“Reliability and scalability” — a not-veiled reminder that other digital TV services have had technical struggles when they first launched.
