The businesses stated late Saturday that they had reached an agreement that prevents any disruption in channel availability, following fears that Paramount content was about to be removed from Google’s pay TV service YouTube TV.
Those announcements didn’t contain many specifics about the agreement. On the other hand, the statement from a Paramount spokesperson stated it includes “an expanded streaming relationship.” With Showtime and BET+ as add-ons, YouTube Primetime Channels will also continue to provide the streaming services Paramount+. Google also gets “the right to make Paramount+ available to qualifying YouTube TV customers.”
YouTube TV is no stranger to higher-profile contract conflicts with media companies. That also includes Disney. In its statement, Google said, “We’re happy to share that we’ve reached a deal to continue carrying Paramount channels, including CBS, CBS Sports, Nickelodeon and more … To our subscribers, we appreciate your patience while we negotiated on your behalf.”
The company also warned in an earlier blog post that all the Paramount content, including CBS and CBS Sports and said there would disappear from YouTube TV on February 13. There was also a short-term deadline attachment when the companies were closing the deal.
During that time, Google stated it was “fighting for an agreement that avoids passing along additional costs and offers [subscribers] more flexibility in how you watch your favorite sports and shows.”
Meanwhile, Paramount co-CEOs, Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks, and Brian Robbins sent employees an internal memo while describing Google as “unwilling to agree to reasonable terms consistent with the market, choosing to jeopardize the entertainment experience at the expense of consumers.”
The CEOs stated
“The reality is, you can’t have a successful video product without Paramount, one of the leading media families in TV viewing,”.
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