Overview
- Univision, UniMás, TUDN and Galavisión return to YouTube TV’s Base and Spanish plans beginning today under the new carriage pact.
- The outage lasted 56 days, the longest programming blackout in YouTube TV’s history since its 2017 launch.
- ViX will be sold via YouTube’s Primetime Channels in the U.S., with Primetime Channels set to launch in Mexico to carry the service.
- The standoff centered on packaging and price, with TelevisaUnivision opposing a shift to a Spanish-only tier it said would add about 18% for Hispanic households, while YouTube cited viewership and pricing value.
- YouTube TV, now one of the largest U.S. pay-TV distributors, has recently cut renewals with Fox, NBCUniversal and Disney after tense talks, including a temporary Disney blackout.