YouTube推出有線電視訂閱服務 月租費35美元

YouTube has launched a $35-a-month TV subscription service that will rival US cable networks.

YouTube已於日前推出了一項每月只需花費35美元的電視訂閱服務，從而和美國有線電視節目供應商進行競爭。

The live TV service will carry more than 40 channels, including some of the country's biggest networks including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN.

YouTube TV將提供包括ABC、CBS、福克斯、NBC及迪士尼旗下ESPN在內的超過40個網絡電視頻道。

The service will also include a "cloud DVR" that will let users record and store programming.

該服務還包括一個DVR雲服務，幫助用戶記錄和儲存節目內容。

One analyst told the BBC that YouTube posed a real threat to traditional cable companies.

一位分析人士再接受BBC採訪時表示，YouTube對傳統的有線電視公司構成了很大的威脅。

'YouTube is already an extremely well established video brand, and its apps are virtually everywhere', said Paul Verna of eMarketer.

eMarketer的保羅·弗爾納說道：“YouTube在視頻品牌方面樹立了良好的口碑，它的應用程序無處不在。”

'It's live TV designed for the YouTube generation, those who want to watch what they want, when they want, how they want, without commitments,' wrote Christian Oestlien, Product Management Director for YouTube.

“該服務是爲在線視頻的年輕粉絲量身定製的。” YouTube產品管理總監克里斯蒂安·奧斯特林寫道。

One notable drawback, however, will be the absence of major channels such as HBO, CNN and AMC, home of the Walking Dead series.

不過一個明顯的缺點是，該訂閱服務還是沒有囊括一些主要的電視臺，例如HBO、美國有線電視新聞網以及《行屍走肉》系列的主播電視臺AMC。

There were no plans for a similar service outside the US.

此外，YouTube目前並沒有在美國以外的地區提供類似服務的計劃。