Update (October 2, 2021): Both YouTube TV and NBC have reached an agreement that means the latter’s 14+ channels will remain with Google’s streaming service. There will also be no price drop from $64.99 to $54.99 on YouTube TV.
WARNING: What NBCUniversal Isn't Telling You About the YouTube TV Dispute on YouNeedChannels.com
It’s now midnight ET on September 30, and YouTube TV is still hosting NBCUniversal channels on its streaming service. But that’s not because NBCU and Google have reached a tentative agreement. The two parties have postponed the blackout of NBCU channels on YouTube TV for the time being in order to give themselves more time to resolve their differences and avoid a public outcry. Here are the updates on the YouTube TV-NBCUniversal standoff.
YouTube TV has multiple NBC Universal channels on its streaming service, but their contract was set to expire on September 30, 2021. Normally, such contracts are redrafted and accepted well in advance of their expiration date so that users don’t experience any interruptions in service. But the two sides disagreed on a better deal this time around, and it appeared that talks had broken down entirely.
That’s not the case yet, though. NBCU channels didn’t go dark after midnight, much to the relief of YouTube TV subscribers who want their daily fix of NBC TV shows, news and regional sports.
