Abstract
- YouTube TV is dealing with a content material distribution disagreement concern with Paramount.
- As a consequence of this, all Paramount channels may go offline from YouTube TV after February 13, 2025.
- YouTube TV is providing credit till Paramount channels are restored.
In late 2021, a contract dispute between Disney and Google resulted in all Disney-owned channels, together with ESPN and FX, going offline on YouTube TV. The disagreement stemmed from a failure to succeed in new distribution phrases. Happily, the 2 corporations swiftly resolved the problem inside a day, with Disney restoring its channels shortly after. The identical drama is now repeating itself with YouTube TV unable to succeed in a content material distribution settlement with Paramount.
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In an electronic mail to subscribers, YouTube TV says that “regardless of our greatest efforts,” it has not been in a position to attain an settlement with Paramount over the distribution phrases. As a consequence of this, Paramount content material and CBS channels will possible develop into unavailable on YouTube TV after February 13, 2025. This may even have an effect on your DVRs of any Paramount content material, making them unavailable.
Apparently, the e-mail arrives inside hours of a YouTube TV outage affecting many CBS and Paramount channels.
Within the electronic mail, YouTube TV mentions that it’s actively working to revive Paramount content material on its platform. Nevertheless, if the 2 events can not attain an settlement and the content material stays unavailable “for an prolonged time period,” the corporate will compensate current subscribers with an $8 credit score.
A assist web page highlights the channels that will be affected by the Paramount-YouTube TV dispute:
Nationwide
- BET
- BET Her
- CBS
- CBS Sports activities Community
- CMT
- Comedy Central
- Comet TV
- Dabl
- MTV
- MTV Basic
- MTV2
- MyNetwork TV
- NewsNation
- Nick Jr.
- Nick Toons
- Nickelodeon
- Paramount
- Pop
- Smithsonian Channel
- Begin TV
- Teen Nick
- Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas
- TV Land
- VH1
Native stations
- Atlanta 69 (WUPA)
- Boston TV38 (WSBK)
- Dallas-Fort Value KTXA
- New York (WLNYDT )
- Philadelphia 57 (WPSG)
- Pittsburgh KDKA+ (WPCW)
- Sacramento KMAX 31 (KMAX)
- San Francisco KPIX+ (KPYX)
- Seattle 11 (KSTW)
- Tampa Bay 44 (WTOG)
YouTube TV is providing a month-to-month credit score till the dispute is resolved
In case you are subscribed to the Leisure Plus bundle, YouTube TV gives you $10 off on every invoice so long as Paramount content material is unavailable. And if you’re subscribed to Paramount+ with Showtime or BET+, YouTube TV will not be charged additional. YouTube TV will solely begin the billing cycle once more as soon as the content material is again on its platform.
If you wish to watch Paramount content material, you possibly can subscribe to Paramount+ straight, with costs ranging from $8/month.