Thursday, February 13, 2025

CBS and several other channels set to go dark on YouTube TV

Several channels owned by Paramount Global, including CBS, Comedy Central and MTV, will soon disappear from YouTube TV on if the two companies don't reach a contract renewal. YouTube TV, owned by Alphabet, told its customers that it's "working hard to reach a fair agreement with Paramount that allows us to keep their channels," but despite negotiations, it hasn't "been successful yet." The channels will go dark tonight if a deal isn't reached. "Paramount is an important partner for us and as you can imagine, this is not the outcome that we want," YouTube TV said in a statement. "We're still in active conversations with Paramount and are hopeful we can come to an agreement to keep their content available on YouTube TV." Paramount said on a special webpage that YouTube TV is "attempting to pressure Paramount to unfavorable and one-sided terms" and that it's proposing a "comprehensive deal" to keep its channels on the service.

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"Paramount has a long track record of successfully and amicably renewing partnerships with every major distributor, including several in recent months, and we will continue our efforts to reach a new agreement with YouTube TV," a Paramount spokesperson told CNN.

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Good. Corporate media is long dead, imo.

Trump already owns the SCOTUS, there is no more need for MSM fake concern, analysis or predictions.

The Young Turks and Democracy Now! provide more in three hours than any week of CBS, MSN, CNN, etc.

#1 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-16 02:24 PM

Amy Goodman has always been great. Yashar Ali is entirely donor funded, and he seems to know everybody.

#2 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-16 02:48 PM

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