Overview
- The multi-year agreement keeps NBCUniversal’s full portfolio, including NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC and USA, on YouTube TV and averts a potential blackout.
- NBC Sports Network will relaunch later this fall on YouTube TV to complement sports on the NBC broadcast network.
- Peacock will be offered in the coming months as a paid subscription via YouTube Primetime Channels, alongside a multi-year extension across Google’s Android platforms such as Google Play and Google TV.
- The pact includes long-term rights for NBCU clips and highlights on YouTube, with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment titles continuing to be available to rent or buy on Google TV, YouTube TV and YouTube.
- The resolution followed a short-term extension after the Sept. 30 contract expiration, while separate disputes persist as TelevisaUnivision and Monumental Sports Network remain dark on YouTube TV.