YouTube TV reaches the New Deal to Keep Paramount Content

After warning that Paramount Content is about to disappear from Google’s paid TV service YouTube TV, the company announced late Saturday that it had reached a contract disrupting the availability of the channel.

These announcements did not include many details regarding the contract, but a statement from a spokesman for Paramount includes an “expanded streaming relationship.” Therefore, while YouTube Primetime channels continue to offer streaming services, they will continue to offer Paramount+ with showtime and bet+ as add-on, Google says that “you can use Paramount+, which is qualified as a YouTube TV customer. They also have the right to do so.

YouTube TV is no stranger to a well-known contract dispute with media companies. Includes Disney. With its own announcement, Google said“We are happy to share that we have reached a deal to continue our Paramount Channel, including CBS, CBS Sports, Nickelodeon and more. We thank our subscribers for your patience while negotiating on your behalf. I’ll do that.”

In a previous blog post, the company warned that all Paramount content, including CBS and CBS Sports, would disappear from YouTube TV on February 13th.

At the time, Google said it was “fighting for a contract that avoids offering more flexibility in how you can watch your favorite sports and shows (subscribers).” (Reportedly, pay TV providers did. Fight for a more flexible way to bundle channelsespecially in the basic layer of their services. )

Meanwhile, Paramount co-CEOS George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins said, “We choose to risk our entertainment experience at the cost of our consumers and don’t want to agree to reasonable terms that match the market.” An internal note was sent to the employee explaining the

“The reality is that you can’t have a successful video product without Paramount. This is one of the leading media families for watching television,” the CEO said.