NBCUniversal’s content will leave YouTube TV on Tuesday if they don’t come to an agreement.
That includes live NBC sports.
The current carriage agreement between NBCUniversal and the YouTube TV streaming service expires Tuesday.
In a release Thursday, YouTube contended that “NBCUniversal is asking us to pay more than what they charge consumers for the same content on Peacock, which would mean less flexibility and higher prices for our subscribers.”
For its part, NBCUniversal said in a statement that “Google, with its $3 trillion market cap, already controls what Americans see online through search and ads — now it wants to control what we watch” via YouTube TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In contrast to YouTube’s claims that NBCUniversal is being unduly partial to its own Peacock streaming service, NBCUniversal claims YouTube is wrongly demanding special treatment.
“YouTube TV has refused the best rates and terms in the market, demanding preferential treatment and seeking an unfair advantage over competitors to dominate the video marketplace — all under the false pretense of fighting for the consumer,” NBCUniversal said in its statement.
YouTube said that if NBCUniversal content remains unavailable for subscribers for an extended period, subscribers will get a $10 credit.
NBCUniversal has never left a platform entirely, a company spokesperson told CNBC.
YouTube had a similar dispute with Fox in the summer. The two sides reached an agreement on Aug. 28 to keep Fox content on YouTube TV, per a YouTube release.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.
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