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YouTube TV reaches new deal to keep Paramount content
After warnings that Paramount content was about to disappear from Google’s pay TV service YouTube TV, the companies announced late Saturday that the'd
Those announcements didn’t include many specifics about the agreement, but a statement from a Paramount spokesperson said it includes “an expanded streaming relationship.” So not only will YouTube Primetime Channels continue to offer streaming services Paramount+ With Showtime and BET+ as add-ons, but Google also gets “the right to make Paramount+ available to qualifying YouTube TV customers.” Meanwhile, Paramount’s co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, and Brian Robbins sent employees an internal memo describing Google as “unwilling to agree to reasonable terms consistent with the market, choosing to jeopardize the entertainment experience at the expense of consumers.” “The reality is, you can’t have a successful video product without Paramount, one of the leading media families in TV viewing,” the CEOs said.
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