"Forget the streaming wars. How about the carriage wars? In the past year, YouTube has had heated negotiations with a number of entertainment companies, from NBCUniversal to Paramount to Univision, as it's re-situated itself as a major streaming and pay-TV competitor. Now YouTube TV and the Walt Disney Company find themselves at a standstill as they go over renewal talks for Disney cable channels on the live-television streamer. The deal expires tonight, and if you're a YouTube TV subscriber, you're probably wondering what happens next."
"What exactly is going on between YouTube and Disney? Disney provides its cable channels to YouTube TV, but the two are having trouble renewing their carriage contract. YouTube has been butting heads with Disney over pricing. The Wall Street Journal reports that YouTube also wants shorter length deals with entertainment companies to gain more "leverage." In a statement, YouTube said their negotiations with Disney have been "good faith" efforts to pay the company fairly for their channels on the streamer."
YouTube TV and Disney are in a standoff over renewing a carriage contract for Disney-owned cable channels. The contract was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on October 30 with no short-term extension evident. YouTube objects to Disney's pricing and seeks shorter deals to gain leverage. YouTube says Disney's counter-proposal contains costly economic terms that would raise subscriber prices and favor Disney's own live-TV services. Disney accuses Google of exploiting its position and says partners should pay fair rates. If no deal is reached, Disney channels could be removed from YouTube TV.
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