YTTV went up the same $5 that most other providers went up to, they did drop RSNs ( so did Dish) but added channels, like all the Paramount group of channels, the biggest advantage for YTTV is the no box fee ( big deal in my house, have 11 rooms with TVs), no DVR fee and no locals fee, I expect it to go up another $5 next year like everybody else but it is still less expensive then Traditional Providers.
Right, no doubt best deal NOW. The point is the media companies are getting these vMVPD's hooked. Just give it a few years and you will see in the press that the media companies start demanding "unreasonalbe" hikes in fees to vMVPD's like YTTV, and it is the cable/sat drama all over again, and even worse is the the media companies have their own streaming services now, anyway. I don't think any of the vMVPD's are earning profits yets, or they may have just done so, but not enough for the long terms without GREATLY increasing prices at some point and with having to pay MORE to the media companies. The current low price of the YTTV and its on-line competitors does NOT reflect the high cost of the programming. Dish didn't make a profit for several YEARS until they got enough critical mass, and it is well known that PROGRAMMING is far, far, far, the biggest cost to any of these cable TV/Sat or YTTV's of the world.
Point well made about no needing a box from Dish, et al, but I can't get PIP with any of the connected devices as of yet. I have to say that the Dish experience is easily superior and all the recordings I have in the DVR are for me to keep as long as I want (as is often the case) because they are stored in MY DOMICILE, not in the cloud.
At some point, I will likely have to drop linear TV Dish, et al, but keep my Netflix and Hulu and live on that because I have no desire to subscribe to any of the vMVPD's (even the vaunted YTTV) because if I make the break from Dish, then I will NOT pay $55 and up for any linear TV service, as I see that as too much money for what I LOSE with Dish. I'll just walk a way from all but possibly OTA linear TV and do fine with N and H, thank you.
Best to you and your TV watching. I don't think the young ones even both with any of the YTTV's or Sling type services and they do well without them.