Fox and YouTube TV are locked in a renewal dispute ahead of the football season, exchanging public statements accusing each other of unfair demands. Fox accuses Google of leveraging market power to extract one-sided terms, while YouTube TV contends Fox seeks payments far above comparable partners. A deadline of 5 p.m. ET on August 27 could result in Fox local channels, Fox Sports, Fox News, Fox Business, and the Big Ten Network going dark. YouTube TV previously faced a similar Paramount dispute and has offered subscribers a $10 credit if channels remain unavailable. Fox launched Fox One to stream NFL games that air on its affiliates.
The first games of football season loom, and with them, the high-profile contract renegotiations for the stations and streamers that air them. Last night, Fox and YouTube TV fired off dueling statements indicating they were at loggerheads on their latest deal renewal. The way Fox tells it on an attack-ad-style microsite: "Google is attempting to use its market power to pressure Fox to agree to unfavorable and one-sided terms, prioritizing their own interests over a fair agreement for its customer."
If the icy standoff doesn't thaw by 5 p.m. ET on August 27, Fox's local channels, Fox Sports, Fox News, Fox Business, and the Big Ten Network could all go dark. Quelle drama! In a TV universe largely shaped by streaming, it's only the latest such carriage dispute for YouTube TV, which previously wrestled with Paramount over a similar renewal in February, before the parties agreed to another multi-year deal.
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