After warnings that Paramount Content was about to disappear from the TV service of Google YouTube TV, the companies announced on Saturday night that they reached an agreement that avoided any interruption of the availability of channels.
These ads did not include many details about the agreement, but a statement from a Paramount spokesman said that it includes “an enlarged transmission relationship.” Therefore, YouTube Primetime channels will not only continue to offer Paramount+ Transmission Services with Showtime and Bet+ as accessories, but Google also obtains “the right to make Paramount+ available to qualify YouTube TV customers.”
YouTube TV is no stranger to high -profile contractual disputes with media companies, including Disney. In your own announcement, Google said“We are happy to share that we have reached an agreement to continue carrying Paramount channels, including CBS, CBS Sports, Nickelodeon and more … to our subscribers, we appreciate their patience while negotiating in their name.”
The company had warned in a previous blog post that all the content of Paramount, including CBS and CBS Sports, would disappear from YouTube TV on February 13. There was an extension of short -term deadline when companies seemed to be close to an agreement.
At that time, Google said he was “fighting for an agreement that avoids passing additional costs and offers [subscribers] More flexibility in how you see your favorite sports and programs. “(According to reports, payment TV suppliers have been Fighting for more flexible ways to group channelsparticularly at the basic levels of its services).
Meanwhile, the Co-Co-Cees Geeks of Paramount, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins sent to the employees an internal memorandum that describes Google as “not willing to accept reasonable terms consistent with the market, choosing to endanger the entertainment experience at the expense at the expense of consumers. “
“The reality is that it cannot have a successful video product without Paramount, one of the leading media families in television visualization,” the CEO said.