YouTube is launching YouTube TV Plans this week, after revealing the program back in December. These are genre-specific subscription packages that let users opt into a curated version of the service and save a few bucks in the process.

YouTube TV Launches a Raft of New Streaming Packages From $55 a Month

The “Sports Plan” — part of a slate of niche subscription offerings within the YouTube TV ecosystem — will include the major broadcast networks, along with sports-focused cable networks like ESPN’s networks, FS1 and NBC Sports Network, a resuscitated cable network that simulcasts some of Peacock’s biggest games.

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On Feb. 14, 2005, video-sharing website YouTube was founded by former PayPal employees. The company was purchased by Google a year and a half later for $1.65 billion.

YouTube TV is offering new, less expensive plans that can be customized around topics like sports, news, and entertainment.