YouTube TV adds new Spanish plans

By Phil Nickinson May 10, 2022

YouTube TV today announced a pair of new Spanish-language plans. One is an add-on to YouTube TV’s base plan, and the other is all Spanish all the time.

The separate plan — aptly named “the Spanish Plan” — costs $25 a month for the first six months and $35 a month after. You’re able to sign up for this package without requiring the $65-a-month base YouTube TV plan. It features nearly 30 Spanish-only channels.

YouTube TV on Apple TV. — Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends

The full list for the Spanish Plan includes:

beIN ñ
beIN Xtra en Español
Antena 3
NTN 24
Nuestra Tele
TyC Sports
Discovery en Espanol
Discovery Familia
BabyTV Espanol
ESPN Deportes
Nat Geo Mundo
Estrella TV
Fox Deportes
Cine Latino
Pasiones
WAPA América
Cine Mexicano
Sony Cine
Tastemade
CNN Espanol
Bandamax
De Pelicula
De Pelicula Classico
FOROtv
Telehit
Telehit Urbano
Tlnovelas

If you just want to build on your existing YouTube TV package, the new Spanish Plus add-on is available for $15 a month. (It’ll cost you just $10 a month for the first six months.) Spanish Plus will add more than 25 Spanish-language channels. They include:

Antena 3
BabyTV Español
Bandamax
beIN Sports Español
beIN XTRA en Español
Cine Latino
Cine Mexicano
CNNe
De Película
De Película Clásico
Discovery en Español
Discovery Familia
ESPN Deportes
Estrella TV
FOROtv
Fox Deportes
Nat Geo Mundo
NTN 24
Nuestra Tele
Pasiones
SonyCine
Tastemade en Español
Telehit
Telehit Música
tlvnovelas
TyC Sports
Universo
WAPA

Spanish Plus can be added in the account section of the settings, available here. It lives alongside other add-ons such as Sports Plus, Entertainment Plus, 4K Plus — which you’ll need if you want to watch anything in 4K — and other premium options.

YouTube TV is believed to be the second-largest livestreaming service in the United States, with more than 3 million subscribers when it last gave an update in October 2020. (Hulu With Live TV likely still leads the way at 4.3 million subscribers.)

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