Google will provide YouTube TV customers with a $10 credit if NBCuniversal content becomes unavailable on streaming platforms.
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NBCUniversal (NBCU) programming may be removed from YouTube TV if you are unable to enter into a contract by the end of September.
According to Google, YouTube TV’s parent company NBCU and Google will need to reach a new contractual agreement until Tuesday, September 30th to maintain NBCU programming on its streaming service. Both companies are stabbing their heads with financial conditions and rates.
NBCU claims that Google “rejected the highest rates and conditions on the market,” according to an NBCU statement provided to USA Today, with the former claiming that it could potentially get programming from YouTube TV.
“Google already controls what Americans see online through search and advertising, with a market capitalization of $3 trillion. Now we want to control what we see,” the NBCU statement continued.
This is the second time media company programming has recently come close to leaving YouTube TV. In August, Fox and Google went back and forth, and the former threatened to pull that channel. Ultimately, the two companies reached an agreement to maintain all FOX content on their streaming service.
Google offers $10 credit if NBCU content is deleted
Google is challenging NBCU’s claims.
“NBCuniversal asks consumers to pay more for the same Peacock content than they charge. This means subscribers are less flexible and more expensive,” Google said in a statement on YouTube’s official blog.
Google told YouTube TV customers that if NBCU content is not available on streaming platforms, customers will receive $10 in YouTube TV credits in accordance with the statement.
Which NBCU programming can I remove from YouTube TV?
NBCU programming that can be removed from YouTube TV, including:
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