YouTube Offers Thousands of Free TV Episodes With Ads in the US

Hell’s Kitchen, Heartland, and more available free of cost.

By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 24 March 2022 10:53 IST

YouTube Offers Thousands of Free TV Episodes With Ads in the US

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YouTube cited Nielsen findings that more than 135 million people in the US watched YouTube videos

Highlights

YouTube was a pioneer in the trend to accessing video on-demand
It faces an array of competitors
Films and shows will be added weekly

YouTube on Wednesday began streaming some 4,000 television episodes from shows like Hell's Kitchen and Heartland to US viewers as the site tries to capture viewers in a fiercely competitive market.

The Google-owned video platform said that popular television shows along with films from major studios will be available, with ads, on YouTube using smart televisions, mobile devices or Web browsers.

YouTube was a pioneer in the trend to accessing video on-demand using the Internet, starting with clips uploaded and shared by users.

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It faces an array of competitors, ranging from streaming television service Netflix based on subscriptions to ad-supported offerings from Peacock, Roku, Tubi and other rivals.

Films and shows will be added weekly, with the line-up of movies to include Gone in Sixty Seconds and Runaway Bride, according to the YouTube team.

YouTube cited Nielsen findings that more than 135 million people in the United States watched YouTube videos using televisions connected to the internet in December of last year.

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"YouTube is at the forefront of the consumer shift to (connected TV) viewership as the top ad-supported streaming platform," the video-sharing platform said in a post.

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