Inglewood, CA – November 17: Detailed view of the first half of the NBC Sunday Night Football camcorder between the Los Angeles Chargers at the Cincinnati Bengals and Sophie Stadium in Inglewood, CA on November 17, 2024.
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YouTube TV subscribers may soon be missing “Sunday Night Football”, “Voices”, and other NBCuniversal programming, as parties increase due to carriage disputes that could lead to power losses at the end of the month.
CNBC reported earlier on Thursday that both parties could head for a blackout. This is a sign of relatively new muscles in YouTube on streaming and television.
YouTube TV According to people familiar with the issue, there are around 10 million subscribers.
In a statement, NBCuniversal said YouTube TV “dominates the video market in pursuit of unfair advantage over its competitors, rejecting the highest rates and conditions on the market, demanding priority treatment, and insisting on unfair advantage over its competitors. This is a false pretense of fighting for consumers.
Starting Thursday night, NBCuniversal will begin running messages to YouTube TV customers and warn of impending network losses if a transaction is reached.
nbcuniversal has never “darkened” in its history in the US. Comcast According to a company spokesman, the previous General Electric.
YouTube TV issued its own statement on Thursday, saying, “NBCuniversal is asking consumers to pay more for the same Peacock content than what it charges consumers. This means subscribers are less flexible and more expensive.
Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCuniversal, which owns CNBC. Bersant will become CNBC’s new parent company with the Bersant spin-off planned by Comcast.
