Overview
- Univision, UNIMÁS, TUDN and Galavisión return to YouTube TV’s Base and Spanish plans beginning today after a nearly two-month outage.
- TelevisaUnivision’s ViX will be sold through YouTube’s Primetime Channels, with availability extended to Mexico for the first time.
- TelevisaUnivision had alleged YouTube sought to move Univision into a Spanish-only add-on it called discriminatory, saying it would drive about an 18% cost increase for many Hispanic households.
- YouTube TV disputed those claims, saying its renewal offer reflected viewer consumption and the channels’ current value to subscribers.
- The companies said they will pursue broader initiatives on YouTube, including expanded content promotion and new bundled offers.