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YouTube has announced today that it is adding a new monthly payment option and a cheaper Student Plan for NFL Sunday Ticket. This is going to be available for YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime. So you don’t need to buy the whole live TV package for NFL Sunday Ticket.
For the new monthly payment option, customers are able to pay $99.75 per month for four months. However, there is a catch, only those in Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Nevada and Tennessee can subscribe to the yearly option. So as long as you are not in those States, you can do the monthly plan. Google didn’t mention why those States are limited, however.
YouTube also announced that there is a new cheaper student plan coming, however, they did not announce the pricing just yet. According to the blog post, that will be coming later this month.
Also announced today, YouTube has said that they will be adding live chat to the screen on NFL Sunday Ticket. This is going to be optional and can be hidden, much like live streams on YouTube today. It will also offer real-time NFL highlights in YouTube Shorts during the games. So you can quickly see some of the best highlights each week.
NFL Sunday Ticket is still pricey, but it has to be
Those of you thinking that $99.75 per month is a lot, well, it is. And it has to be pricey, because of the deals that the NFL has with local broadcasters like CBS, FOX and NBC. You see, NFL Sunday Ticket is different from MLB.TV where you are only getting out of market games. NFL Sunday Ticket provides every single game, in and out of market. Which means they need to be priced higher, to keep the local broadcasters happy.
NFL Sunday Ticket is really only worth it if you are planning to watch every single game during the season. Otherwise, you can DVR all the games that are broadcast in your area on YouTube TV and watch them later on.