FCC Pro Trump Chairman Brendanker put a strain on the carriage fight between Google’s YouTube TV and Fox Corp.
Carr appeared to be due to standoffs on Google and YouTube when expressing his personal opinion on the issue. In addition to citing the importance of YouTube TV, which provides “news” to customers, he called Saturday’s college football game Texas (No. 1) vs. Ohio (No. 3) and will air on Fox’s broadcast network.
“Google removing FOX channels from YouTube TV will have terrible results,” Carr wrote in an X post Tuesday.
YouTube replied to Carr’s post Tuesday, saying, “We both love soccer and @Brendancarrfcc! We work hard to negotiate fair deals for Fox, our valued subscribers and all our partners.
The FCC does not have regulatory authority for internet development services like YouTube TV. Carr previously asked Google and YouTube TV about private business decisions. In March, the chairman sent a letter about “concerns.” At the time, a YouTube representative said in a statement, “We will reiterate the opportunity to briefly describe the FCC on YouTube TV’s subscription services and the lack of a policy that bans religious content, welcoming strategic business decisions based on factors such as user demand, operational costs, and financial terminology.”
The FCC does not have authority over other providers or VMVPDs known in YouTube TV or industry jargon as “virtual multi-channel video programming distributors,” but agents are considering expanding the rules to include them.
The current YouTube TV distribution agreement with Fox Corp. expires on Wednesday, August 27th at 5pm (East US).
Like other such contract spats, this appears to focus on the higher programming fees that Fox Corp. is sought on the KeepFox.com site set up for carriage disputes. Fox suggests “We propose fair and comprehensive transactions to continue our relationship with YouTube TV. Google is trying to use Fox to use market forces to agree to agree to our customers. The YouTube customer message is, “Our priority is to reach fair transactions for both parties and to ensure that we can maintain the value of our services.”
Fox Corp. YouTube The channel at risk of getting dark on TV is the FOX Local Station. btn;Fox Business; Fox Deportes;Fox News;Fox Soccer Plus;Fox Soul;Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports 2 (FS2);Fox Weather;KTVU Plus;Livenow from Fox. Additionally, the company’s contracts cover Fox Nation as an optional add-on to YouTube TV for $7.99 a month.
In a message to subscribers Monday, YouTube TV said subscribers are eligible to receive a $10 credit if Fox content is not available “for a long period” as a result of the deal fight.
