The shutdown last week on YouTube has not only frustrated the millions of people around the world who watch free videos on the site. He also removed the company's YouTube live TV service, worth $ 40 a month.

The video streamer has been hoping since then to try to fix the situation by offering a week of free service as an excuse.

"We are sorry for the unexpected shutdown of YouTube TV on October 16th," writes YouTube on its support page. "We love our TV as much as you do, and our goal is to make sure you can access your events and shows when and how you want them, and to help you, we want to give you a week of service."

Like the rest of YouTube, the TV service was interrupted last Tuesday night for about an hour, which was also the night of a few ABC Fall TV shows, from the opening night of the regular season of the NBA and the fourth game of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. in the championship series of the National League.

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If you have a YouTube TV account, just go to the support page and enter the email address of your YouTube TV account. Google will then credit your account for the week (approximately $ 10).

You should probably act quickly, though. According to the page, users will have to submit their request for indication by 9:59 pm Wednesday night. PT to get the credit.

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