NEW YORK (AP) — Fox channels could soon be pulled from YouTube TV if the two sides don’t ink a new content use deal Wednesday, potentially leaving subscribers of the Google-owned streamer without Week 1 of some college football games and other content.
That’s because the current carriage agreement between YouTube TV and Fox is nearing a renewal deadline. And if terms of a new deal aren’t met by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Fox channels like Fox Sports, Business and News will become unavailable on the platform.
In a Monday blog post, YouTube said Fox was “asking for payments that are far higher than what partners with comparable content offerings receive.” The company added that it hoped to reach a deal that’s “fair for both sides” without “passing on additional costs to our subscribers.”
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