YouTube TV subscribers may soon lose access to several NBC-owned channels. Google’s streaming TV service has announced that NBCUniversal’s range of channels will be taken offline after September 30, unless a “fair” deal is struck.
Google has said in a blog post that it is trying to renew its deal with NBCU. The existing deal between the entertainment company and YouTube TV is set to expire on Thursday, but the two companies are still in dispute over distribution, with no new deal in sight.
In a statement, NBCU accuses Google of refusing to strike a deal to continue to carry its portfolio of “entertainment, Hispanic, news and sports networks” at fair rates. Instead, the search giant is poised to cut off customer access to “entertainment, news and sports programming,” the entertainment conglomerate said in a statement (via Deadline).
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Google said it was ready to renew the deal if NBCU offered “a level playing field”. The Mountain View-based company added:
Our request is that NBCU treat YouTube TV like any other TV provider. In other words, during the term of our agreement, YouTube TV charges the same rates that similarly sized services get from NBCU so that we can continue to offer YouTube TV to members at a competitive and fair price.
The price row could cause YouTube TV subscribers to lose access to their favorite channels on many smart TVs, including the best Android TVs. These include NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E !, Golf Channel, MSNBC, Oxygen, SYFY, Telemundo, The Olympic Channel, Universal Kids, Universo, USA Network and several regional NBC Sports networks.
When those channels go out, Google plans to drop the monthly price of YouTube TV by $ 10, from $ 64.99 to $ 54.99. Alternatively, the company encourages users to switch to NBC’s Peacock streaming service to continue watching their favorite content for $ 4.99 per month if the price dispute is not resolved.
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