NBCU Warns YouTube TV Viewers They May Lose Channels, Including Local Stations
NBCU’s deal with YouTube TV is set to expire shortly, andis unwilling to pay the higher rates the media conglomerate is asking in the renewal talks, according to NBCU. A rep for NBCU declined to say when the existing YouTube TV distribution agreement ends.
“NBCUniversal is seeking fair rates from Google for YouTube TV’s continued carriage of the only portfolio offering entertainment, Hispanic, news and sports networks,” the media company said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Google is refusing to make a deal at these fair rates and is willing to withhold entertainment, news and sports programming from their paying customers.
In addition, YouTube TV may also drop NBC Sports regional networks including NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Chicago, NBC Sports Philadelphia, SNY and NBC Sports Washington. The site NBCU set up for the YouTube TV contract fight also encourages visitors to send a tweet auto-populated with this message: “@youtubetv don’t drop my favorite channels like NBC, Telemundo, USA, Bravo, MSNBC, NBCSN, GOLF Channel, SYFY and more. I deserve the channels I pay for!; A section called “Switch Providers” provides a list of other pay-TV providers in a site visitor’s ZIP code with URLs and phone numbers, and it also includes a link to YouTube TV’s live-chat online customer support.
In announcing the campaign, NBCU claimed it has “a near perfect record of completing carriage agreements without network drops.” The company also noted that September “marks the beginning of a new primetime broadcast season and the beginning of the NFL football season.”
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