Alphabet dips even as Google says YouTube TV has topped 5M subscribers
TARIK KIZILKAYA

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares slipped on Tuesday even as its Google unit said YouTube TV has topped 5M subscribers and trialers.
The announcement, made on its blog, puts the live TV streaming service ahead of Hulu + Live TV, which had 4.1M paying subscribers as of April. YouTube TV's figures were as of the end of June, according to the post, but also includes trials.
Hulu + Live TV is majority owned by Walt Disney (DIS).
Although YouTube did not break down how many paying subscribers it had for YouTube TV, Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in 2020 that it had more than 3M paid subscribers.
In addition to providing an update on its subscribers, YouTube TV gave some insight into what its users are watching, as the top 5 most DVR's shows are Yellowstone, Saturday Night Live, This is Us, 60 Minutes and Grey's Anatomy.
The top 5 series that users have watched reruns on the service are Friends, The Office, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory and Everybody Loves Raymond.
Earlier this month, it was reported that an antitrust bill floating around the U.S. Senate that targets Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) and several other big tech firms may not get out of the chamber before Congress recesses for the summer.