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TL;DR Many YouTube TV subscribers are switching to DirecTV Stream after losing over 20 Disney-owned channels.
Redditors note that DirecTV Stream offers a larger channel library than YouTube TV, albeit at a slightly higher price.
DirecTV Stream is currently running a five-day free trial and offering discounts on the first month’s subscription fee across all plans.
Following YouTube TV’s loss of Disney-owned channels, many subscribers are now looking elsewhere, and DirecTV Stream seems to be the platform that most folks are switching to right now.
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Reddit threads show growing frustration among YouTube TV users, with many saying they’ve had enough of missing channels like ABC and ESPN. DirecTV Stream is emerging as a popular alternative to YouTube TV, with users noting that its channel lineup is more impressive, albeit at a slightly higher price.
One Redditor who recently made the switch said they signed up for the Ultimate package, which costs a bit more than YouTube TV but offers far more content. “It’s a little more a month compared to what I pay for YTTV, but worth it because it gives way more channels,” they wrote. “I’m not into sports at all, but it also includes ESPN and a whole bunch of sports channels.”
Another user echoed that comment, noting that DirecTV’s mid-tier Choice plan, currently discounted by $35, “pretty much has every channel” one would ever need.
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