YouTube TV Adds Discovery Channels, Hikes Price

April 11, 2019 |Streaming Media

VMVPD YouTube TV is adding several Discovery channels and hiking the monthly subscription price from $40 to $49.99, it said Wednesday. The new channels are Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Travel Channel and MotorTrend, while OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, will launch by year-end. Discovery said the price hike is effective Wednesday for new members and reflected in bills after May 13 for existing subscribers. Also Wednesday, the programmer and TV hosts said they're launching a DIY network (see 1904100035).