The move was announced via a blog post by Christian Oestlien, YTTV’s vice president and head of subscriptions. Oestlien highlighted a YouTube TV Sports Plan with access to major broadcasts and sports networks like FS1, NBC Sports, and all ESPN channels. You’ll be able to select NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone as add-ons.

With over 8 million subscribers, YouTube TV is one of the largest pay TV operators alongside Charter Communications, Comcast and DirecTV. It is the largest virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD). The post YouTube TV to Launch More Than 10 Genre-Specific Packages in 2026 appeared first on TheWrap.

YouTube TV made headlines last month when it engaged in a standoff with Disney as a carriage rights dispute turned ugly. Customers with the streaming TV platform were left without major Disney products like ABC and ESPN for two weeks as the dispute raged on.

YouTube TV is facing contract disputes with a major broadcast television network — again. Just one month after Fox channels nearly disappeared from the streaming platform, NBCUniversal has warned that its channels may soon be leaving YouTube TV.