{
  "slug": "youtube-tv",
  "name": "YouTube TV",
  "domain": "tv.youtube.com",
  "category": "streaming",
  "categoryName": "Streaming",
  "description": "US live television streaming service from Google with base and genre-focused plans.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel YouTube TV from Settings under the profile photo: open Membership, select Manage, choose Cancel membership and confirm with Cancel. It takes 2 to 5 minutes and paid access normally continues through the current billing period. YouTube TV does not issue refunds or credits for partial billing periods.",
  "price": "$82.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 82.99,
  "planName": "YouTube TV",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "base",
      "name": "YouTube TV",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 82.99,
          "cycle": "month"
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Standard price; temporary new-subscriber offers excluded",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7129816?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en"
    },
    {
      "id": "sports",
      "name": "Sports",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Current price and availability are shown in the signed-in plan selector and can vary by billing provider",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/16865391?hl=en"
    },
    {
      "id": "sports-news",
      "name": "Sports + News",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Current price and availability are shown in the signed-in plan selector and can vary by billing provider",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/16865391?hl=en"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios",
    "android",
    "google"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7129668?hl=en",
  "cancellationTime": "2-5 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open YouTube TV settings",
        "body": "Sign in to YouTube TV, select the profile photo and open Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Membership",
        "body": "Choose Membership and select Manage for the active plan."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Cancel membership",
        "body": "Select Cancel membership rather than Pause if you want renewal to stop."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm cancellation",
        "body": "Select Cancel and keep the confirmation. Paid access normally continues through the current billing period."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple subscriptions",
        "body": "If Apple owns billing, open Settings, tap your name and choose Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select YouTube TV",
        "body": "Open the YouTube TV subscription in the active subscription list."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel and confirm",
        "body": "Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. If no cancel button appears, Apple says the subscription is already cancelled."
      }
    ],
    "android": [
      {
        "title": "Open the YouTube TV app",
        "body": "Tap the profile photo, then Settings and Membership."
      },
      {
        "title": "Manage and cancel",
        "body": "Tap Manage, Cancel membership and then Cancel to confirm."
      }
    ],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Provider-billed subscriptions follow the provider's cancellation and refund rules."
    },
    "ios": {
      "note": "Use Apple subscriptions only when Apple owns billing."
    },
    "android": {
      "note": "Google Play and provider billing can limit pause availability."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "YouTube TV does not issue refunds or credits for partial billing periods. A defective feature may qualify for a support-reviewed refund, and an approved refund ends access immediately.",
  "pauseInfo": "Eligible direct-billed memberships can be paused for 4 weeks to 6 months after the current billing cycle. No new recordings are saved while paused, and existing recordings remain subject to expiration.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Direct-billed subscribers can switch among available YouTube TV, Sports and Sports + News plans on the website. A cheaper switch produces a credit for the next payment; plan switching is not available in the mobile apps.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Recordings expire 21 days after the paid period ends. Library preferences are saved, and Google may retain limited billing and fraud-prevention information.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No partial-period refund"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of paid period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No; Google account remains"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Does YouTube TV end immediately after cancellation?",
      "answer": "No. A paid membership normally remains active through the current billing period."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause YouTube TV?",
      "answer": "Eligible direct-billed memberships can be paused for 4 weeks to 6 months."
    },
    {
      "question": "Will YouTube TV refund part of a month?",
      "answer": "No. Partial billing periods are not refunded or credited. Defective features can be reviewed by support."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to YouTube TV recordings?",
      "answer": "Recordings expire 21 days after the paid period ends, while library preferences can remain saved."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "YouTube TV price and billing",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7129816?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "YouTube TV available plans",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/16865391?hl=en",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel or pause YouTube TV",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7129668?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Request a YouTube TV refund",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7298539?hl=en",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "YouTube TV provider billing",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/9580404?hl=en",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "YouTube purchases billed by Apple",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/12015912?hl=en",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel an Apple subscription",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-08",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-07",
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