Univision Goes Dark on YouTube TV – Variety

Google’s YouTube TV has dropped Univision‘s local TV stations — along with other TelevisaUnivision-owned networks — after the two sides failed to come to terms on a contract renewal Tuesday. If TelevisaUnivision’s programming remains unavailable to YouTube TV subs for an “extended period of time, we’ll offer our Spanish Base subscribers a $6 credit or refund depending on your billing provider,” Google said in a message to the pay-TV service’s customers. Google separately Tuesday was squaring off with NBCUniversal in contract renewal talks for YouTube TV. NBCU’s current YouTube TV deal also is set to expire Sept. 30. As of this writing, talks between NBCU and Google continue. Popular on Variety Univision is the biggest Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., with 59 owned and/or operated stations. In addition to dropping Univision’s stations, YouTube TV pulled TelevisaUnivision channels UniMas, TUDN, Galavision, FOROtv, De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Telehit, Telehit Música and tlnovelas. YouTube TV also said that customers’ DVR recordings of Univision and other TelevisaUnivision programming have been removed. “TelevisaUnivision has over 160 million subscribers and billions of views across YouTube, where they generate ad revenue from their content,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement. “On our paid live
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