YouTube TV has grappled with carriage-contract showdowns in recent weeks with Fox Corp. and TelevisaUnivison. Next up: NBCUniversal .

NBCU on Thursday evening started telling YouTube TV subscribers that its networks may be pulled off the service because the two companies cannot reach an accord on terms of a new distribution contract. NBCU and YouTube last negotiated a new deal in 2021 , and had to agree to a short extension when talks went down to the wire. The companies’ current agreement expires on Tuesday, September 30 — the same day a separate pact between YouTube TV and TelevisaUnivision also expires .

In years past, such arguments were largely held between more traditional companies, with big content outlets like Disney, Paramount and their rivals scrapping with cable and sa

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