Google Adds CBS to Forthcoming Internet TV Service (Report)
Disney and Fox are also in advanced talks to join Unplugged, launching early 2017
CBS has signed on to Google’s planned internet TV service, Unplugged, according to a Wednesday Wall Street Journal report.
Unplugged is one of the latest offerings in what’s been a proliferation of over-the-top, streaming video services, as bloated and expensive cable packages have led millions of people to cut the cord and seek alternatives.
The Journal reported that Google plans to offer Unplugged, which will be a “skinny” bundle including live TV channels, for a price point between $25 and $40 a month.
Many of the shows on YouTube Red feature creators who shot to prominence on the platform’s free version, such as Joey Graceffa, who stars in horror series “Escape the Night.”
According to the Journal, a curated selection of YouTube Red channels will be included in Unplugged.