YouTube TV adds Turner networks, raising price

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YouTube TV, the Google owned TV streaming service, has added a key block of channels, filling a significant void, but is also raising its price as it adds more markets.

• TBS, TNT, CNN, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, truTV and Turner Classic Movies are now available on the platform
• These channels represent a block of Turner-owned networks being added to the platform after a noticeable absence from the service
• Still missing, however, are Viacom channels such as Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and VH1
• On March 13, new subscribers will pay $40 per month for the service, up $5 from the original $35 fee
• Existing subscribers and ones who join prior to March 13 will still be charged the lower $35 per month rate
• YouTube TV is also adding new markets, including Lexington, Dayton, Honolulu, El Paso, Burlington, Plattsburgh, Richmond, Petersburg, Mobile, Syracuse, Champaign, Springfield, Columbia, Charleston, Wichita and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton