By Ian Hollidae, 2025/12/12

Let me say this up front: the only reason I have cable is sports. I do watch a few of the basic movie channels (TCM, Flix, Sundance) but they aren't actually needed. If I could get a sports-only subscription, that's the route I would take. Since I can't, my only options are to continue on as I've been doing or sign up for multiple sports streaming services. Neither path is optimal.

However, this all could be changing with the news that YouTube will start offering genre-specific subscriptions. The details haven't been released and the specific offerings will probably determine each bundles success. What's really important though is if YouTube is willing to bundle up specific packages, all the other streaming services might have to follow suit. Will this finally be the start of true a la carte TV?

I certainly hope so.

Tags: Streaming