used the threat of a blackout on YouTube TV as a negotiating tactic to force deal terms that would raise prices on our customers. They're now following through on that threat, suspending their content on YouTube TV. Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney's own live TV products - like Hulu + Live TV and, soon, Fubo.
Would you want to be in a group chat with your favorite sports celebrities and athletes? You'll have your chance this fall, thanks to a collaboration between WhatsApp and OffBall. OffBall, a year-old sports media startup that focuses on careful curation for its followers, announced on Friday that it was bringing back The Chat, which it had previously conducted with sports stars such as LeBron James.
The companies' announcement specifically mentions "co-branding campaigns," and cites Netflix's increasingly global lineup of programs - Brasil 70 - A Saga do Tri, South Korea's Culinary Class Wars and the U.K.'s The Gentlemen were all mentioned - as one of the factors behind it. As for what people can expect, the press release alludes to "consumer activations, title integrations, limited-edition packaging [and] digital promotions" as possibilities.