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In the wake of Hulu TV’s highly-anticipated launch, YouTube TV has added AMC, IFC and more to its current channel offering. BBC America, Sundance TV, Telemundo, and We TV have also been added, elevating the platform’s total number of channels to 43.
According to Mashable, the Google-owned company has priced its live TV package at $35 per month and although it doesn’t offer the same kind of cheaper “skinny bundle” that Dish’s Sling TV does, its competitive package is now $5 cheaper than Dish’s similar bundle. Aside from the aforementioned platforms, YouTube TV is also currently up against its predecessors PlayStation Vue and DirecTV Now. Growing competition seems to solidify the fact that cord-cutting is the only move for affordable live television.
In other news…
If you’re looking for some nostalgia in the form of PBS’ landmark series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, then you might be in luck. Over the next 18 days, the network is streaming every episode of the classic show commercial-free via Twitch as part of a fundraiser. [Twitch]
Netflix has announced its very first Australian original series Tidelands. Production on the supernatural crime series, which centers around a former criminal as she returns home to a small fishing village, will start in Queensland in 2018. [Netflix]
During a recent reddit AMA for Prime Video’s I Love Dick fans, actor/producer Kevin Bacon confirmed that Amazon is still working on a Tremors series. The planned 10-episode sequel will be based on the hit 1990 film. [reddit]
Netflix has ordered a second Spanish original feature film titled A Spanish Affair (Fe de Etarras). The comedy about a dysfunctional terrorist cell in Madrid stars Javier Camara and is written and directed by Borja Cobeaga, who describes it as “a crazy comedy about a serious subject.” [The Hollywood Reporter]
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