by: Brian Jones 5 minutes ago brianjones_93
It looks like NBC and YouTube TV won’t reach a deal before the deadline. According to John Ourand of Puck (via Pro Football Talk), the two are “still far apart” from an agreement. Ourand said that YouTube TV wants to “ingest” Comcast’s Peacock programming as part of the new deal.
Rich Greenfield of LightShed noted that YouTube TV pays more than $10 per subscriber per month for the NBCUniversal channels, and YouTube TV “sees Peacock run promos for $25/year.” The current agreement expires on Oct. 1. If NBC channels leave, customers won’t have access to the NFL’s Sunday Night Football and college football games that air on NBC.
YouTube TV will offer a $10 refund for customers if NBC channels leave the platform. If a deal is not reached before the deadline, it’s likely that an agreement will happen shortly after.