Overview

• Minutes before the 5 p.m. ET deadline on Aug. 27, the companies agreed to a short-term extension that keeps Fox channels on YouTube TV while talks continue.
• The dispute centers on carriage fees, with YouTube saying Fox seeks payments far above market comparables and Fox accusing Google of leveraging outsized market power.
• A blackout would have hit the Fox broadcast network, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, Fox News and Fox Business, jeopardizing Texas–Ohio State and other Week 1 college football games and potentially the NFL’s opening slate.
• YouTube TV has said it would issue a $10 credit if Fox content were unavailable for an extended period and previously pointed subscribers to Fox’s new direct-to-consumer service, Fox One, as an alternative.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr publicly urged Google to finalize a deal, and the roughly 9–10 million YouTube TV subscribers underscore the high stakes for both sides.