Youtube Tv Keeps Nbc With A Last-minute Extension But Loses Univision

YouTube TV has announced that it has reached a "short-term extension" statement pinch NBCUniversal truthful that it tin proceed offering its programs while they discuss a caller semipermanent deal. The work warned customers past week that its business pinch NBCUniversal was going to expire connected September 30 and that they haven't signed a caller woody yet. It said astatine nan time that NBC was asking nan work "to salary much than what they complaint consumers for nan aforesaid contented connected Peacock, which would mean little elasticity and higher prices for [its own] subscribers."

While YouTube TV was capable to forestall nan removal of NBC programs astatine nan past minute, it wasn't capable to scope a akin woody pinch Univision, nan largest Spanish-language broadcaster successful nan US. It sent retired an email to customers, telling them that it has grounded to scope an statement pinch TelevisaUnivision that reflects nan worth of its content. "Unfortunately their existent demands aren’t supported by their capacity connected YouTube TV complete nan past 4 years," it said successful nan email. The broadcaster has "over 160 cardinal subscribers and billions of views crossed YouTube," a YouTube spokesperson said successful a statement. However, it apparently "only represents a mini fraction of wide consumption" connected its TV subscription service.

In early September, TelevisaUnivision warned customers that Google was readying to region its programs from YouTube TV's modular package and to complaint viewers an other $15 to beryllium capable to entree its network. The broadcaster called it nan "Hispanic tax" and questioned Google's morals astatine "a clip of economical uncertainty for many." The broadcaster called YouTube TV's actions "tone-deaf and egregious connected nan eve of a imaginable authorities shutdown" successful a new statement regarding its network's removal from nan service. "To adhd reproach to injury, YouTube TV chose to return this measurement during Hispanic Heritage Month — an enactment that is profoundly insensitive and offensive," it added.