Alphabet Inc.’s You Tube is working on a paid subscription service called Unplugged that would offer customers a bundle of cable TV channels streamed over the internet, Bloomberg reported.
The project is slated to debut as soon as 2017, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plan.
You Tube has discussed these plans with most media companies, including Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal, Viacom Inc., Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and CBS Corp., but have yet to secure any rights, according to Bloomberg.
You Tube already offers a $9.99-a-month subscription service called You Tube Red in the US that allows viewers to watch videos without interruption from advertisements.