Sports fans are enthusiastic by March Madness and Masters can face an important obstacle if they subscribe to YouTube TV.
Primordial Announced Thursday That his contract with Youtube TV was to expire Thursday by the end of the night if a new agreement is not concluded. This means that CBS and CBS Sports, between 21 other Umbrella paramount networks, would not be available for YouTube TV subscribers on Thursday evening at 11 p.m..
In some markets, the local affiliates of CBS News will not be available either. The list of affiliates concerned Includes the 10 best television markets in New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston and Atlanta.
But the Blackout CBS has been avoided for the moment: Thursday evening, Youtube TV announced that he had reached a “short -term extension” with Paramount.
“We appreciate your patience while we continue to negotiate on your behalf. We also appreciate Paramount’s partnership and the desire to work on an agreement,” said YouTube TV in a statement.
An update for our members: we have reached a short -term extension with Paramount to keep their content on YouTube TV. Subscribers continue to have access to paramount canals, including CBS. We appreciate your patience while we continue to negotiate on your behalf.… https://t.co/xmas8m6jfu
– YouTube TV (@youtubetv) February 14, 2025
The carriage dispute reached a head about a month before two of the biggest sporting events of the year, leaving university basketball and potentially disadvantaged male golf fans. The first round of the NCAA male basketball tournament is expected to unlock on March 18, while Masters start on April 10. These two events will be available for streaming on Paramount +.
As you would expect, YouTube TV and Paramount initially pointed out a finger on the other side in the trolley dispute reaching this point.
“We worked hard to achieve a fair agreement with Paramount which allows us to keep their channels, including CBS and CBS Sports, on YouTube TV without transmitting additional costs to our subscribers”, ” YouTube said in a press release. “Unfortunately, despite our negotiations in good faith, we have not yet succeeded.”
“YouTube TV prioritizes its own interests on a fair agreement,” said Paramount on a website created To tackle the dispute.
YouTube TV said that it would offer subscribers a credit of $ 8 if the dispute prevents the primordial channels of the service for an extended period.
This is the second major transport dispute between a television provider and a network conglomerate in six months. Last September, Disney channels have become dark on Directv. This dispute lasted about two weeks before being resolved, which costs subscribers the opportunity to look at several university football clashes, including Texas-Michigan On ABC, in addition to the television of the week 1 “Monday Night Football” with The New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.
A year earlier, Disney and Charter Communications had a transport dispute that lasted almost two weeks before the games Having a new agreement Just before the “MNF” broadcast of week 1.
YouTube TV recently increased its monthly subscription costs $ 82.99, compared to $ 72.99 per month. It was the second increase in the streaming service since April 2023, when the price increased to $ 64.99. YouTube TV currently has more than eight million subscribers.