Overview
- Google and NBCUniversal confirmed a long-term distribution agreement that retains NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC and the full NBCU portfolio on YouTube TV, with financial terms undisclosed.
- Peacock will be offered in the coming months as a subscription through YouTube Primetime Channels, alongside a multi-year extension of Peacock availability across Google’s Android platforms including Google Play and Google TV.
- NBC Sports Network will relaunch later this fall and be carried on YouTube TV, bolstering access to properties that include Sunday Night Football and other NBCU sports coverage.
- The deal grants YouTube long-term rights to stream short-form clips, highlights and select shows from NBCU programming, and continues Universal Pictures Home Entertainment rentals and purchases on YouTube and Google TV with NBCU library films on YouTube Premium and Free Primetime Content.
- The agreement follows a short-term extension that averted an immediate blackout, while TelevisaUnivision and Monumental Sports Network remain off YouTube TV after separate renewals failed.