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YouTube TV, Paramount Agree to Deal Extension to Avoid Blackout of CBS, Other Networks While Talks Continue
YouTube TV and Paramount Global, still haggling over a new distribution deal, have reached a short-term extension to let the internet TV service continue carrying CBS
In addition, YouTube TV customers would lose access to recorded Paramount content as well as add-on subscriptions to Paramount+ with Showtime and BET+ if the companies can’t reach a long-term agreement. Such programming standoffs have been a feature of the pay-TV biz for years, but YouTube TV has largely managed to steer clear of blackouts. Within the past year, Paramount cut new multiyear deals with the two biggest U.S. cable operators — Comcast in January, and Charter Communications last May — with both encompassing rights to offer Paramount+ as part of their services.
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