YouTube TV is in the middle of negotiations with NBC to extend their contract. If a deal isn't reached by Thursday, then YouTube TV loses NBC channels and will reduce its price.
An update on YouTube Official Blog was posted on Sunday. If YouTube TV and NBC don't agree on terms then the monthly price of YouTube TV will drop from $64.99 to $54.99. The press release from YouTube implies that NBC is treating them unfairly.
"Our ask is that NBCU treats YouTube TV like any other TV provider," the blog post states. "In other words, for the duration of our agreement, YouTube TV seeks the same rates that services of a similar size get from NBCU so we can continue offering YouTube TV to members at a competitive and fair price."
YouTube TV will lose NBC's Sunday Night Football and other NBC programs like Saturday Night Live. Meanwhile, NBC's parent company is busy working on their new streaming service Peacock. Peacock currently broadcasts Sunday Night Football and will live-stream new episodes of Saturday Night Live as they air on NBC.
In IGN's YouTube TV review, we praised the number of channels but, "YouTube TV feels like it isn't adapting, and that's not entirely its own fault. It's saddled with the same problems that are dooming standard cable television: it is expensive, you are forced to pay for channels you don't want, the resolution is bad, and the viewing experience is intertwined with advertising."
New TV shows this fall include NBC's Ordinary Joe and La Brea as well as other network shows like The Wonder Years and CSI. There are also big streaming shows to look forward to including Hawkeye and The Book of Boba Fett.
Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.
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An update on YouTube Official Blog was posted on Sunday. If YouTube TV and NBC don't agree on terms then the monthly price of YouTube TV will drop from $64.99 to $54.99. The press release from YouTube implies that NBC is treating them unfairly.
"Our ask is that NBCU treats YouTube TV like any other TV provider," the blog post states. "In other words, for the duration of our agreement, YouTube TV seeks the same rates that services of a similar size get from NBCU so we can continue offering YouTube TV to members at a competitive and fair price."
YouTube TV will lose NBC's Sunday Night Football and other NBC programs like Saturday Night Live. Meanwhile, NBC's parent company is busy working on their new streaming service Peacock. Peacock currently broadcasts Sunday Night Football and will live-stream new episodes of Saturday Night Live as they air on NBC.
In IGN's YouTube TV review, we praised the number of channels but, "YouTube TV feels like it isn't adapting, and that's not entirely its own fault. It's saddled with the same problems that are dooming standard cable television: it is expensive, you are forced to pay for channels you don't want, the resolution is bad, and the viewing experience is intertwined with advertising."
New TV shows this fall include NBC's Ordinary Joe and La Brea as well as other network shows like The Wonder Years and CSI. There are also big streaming shows to look forward to including Hawkeye and The Book of Boba Fett.
Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.
Continue reading...