YouTube TV went down in the middle of the World Cup
Talk about bad timing.
YouTube TV, the live-TV streaming service from YouTube, just went down — right in the middle of the World Cup semi-final England versus Croatia match.
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According to the YouTube TV Twitter account, the service is having "streaming issues."
Hey everyone — sincere apologies for streaming issues with YouTube TV. The timing is horrible but we're working to be up and running again ASAP!
— YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) July 11, 2018
DownDetector suggests that those issues are limited to the United States. In other words, everyone at their desk trying to secretly watch the game is SOL.
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Those counting on YouTube TV are understandably frustrated.
I started the free trial of YouTube TV just to watch the World Cup, so this isn't ideal https://t.co/blBYstEUYI
— Olivia Solon (@oliviasolon) July 11, 2018
In the middle of watching Croatia v England and @YouTubeTV decided to stop working. Awesome.
— Jacob Brune (@brun_stik) July 11, 2018
ETA on when service will be back? Missing out on the England World Cup game and not happy about it :c
— Coder Fox (@CoderFoxButt) July 11, 2018
But hey, maybe there's a silver lining? If YouTube TV doesn't come back online before the game is over, you won't have to see your team lose.
UPDATE: July 11, 2018, 1:08 p.m. PDT: According to YouTube TV, service has been restored.
And we're back! Enjoy the rest of #ENGCRO by going to https://t.co/DYqXd9XXAr.
We are so sorry about the service interruption and we understand your frustration. If you continue to experience issues let @TeamYouTube know.— YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) July 11, 2018
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