TelevisaUnivision and Google have finally signed a contract renewal that restores Univision and other Spanish-language networks to YouTube TV, ending a 56-day blackout. This is the longest programming outage to date for YouTube TV, which first launched in 2017.
The multi-year deal includes distribution on Televisa Univision’s Univision, UniMás, Galavisión and TUDN Sports’ YouTube TV basic and Spanish plans. Subscribers can watch Univision join the YouTube TV lineup on Wednesday (November 26).
Additionally, the deal will make TelevisaUnivision’s ViX premium streaming service available for purchase in the U.S. through YouTube’s Primetime Channels subscription hub. And in 2026, YouTube will launch its first YouTube Primetime channel in Mexico and offer ViX in more countries starting with Mexico.
Univision and TelevisaUnivision’s other networks pulled out of YouTube TV on September 30 after their previous agreements expired and the two sides were unable to reach an agreement. Google had argued that media companies asked for price increases that deviated significantly from viewership numbers. Univision is the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the United States, owning or operating 59 stations.
The resolution of the long-running conflict between YouTube and TelevisaUnivision comes amid a tumultuous year of contract renewal negotiations for YouTube TV. Google is actively negotiating a new content agreement for YouTube TV. YouTube TV has grown to become the No. 1 Internet TV service in the United States, with an estimated subscriber base of over 10 million people. Most recently, ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks darkened YouTube TV for nearly two weeks until Google and Disney found common ground. Other programmers who publicly fought over YouTube TV contract renewals included Paramount Global (now Paramount Skydance), Fox Corporation and NBCUniversal, all of which were resolved without any blackouts.
Univision’s blackout on YouTube TV had drawn the attention of President Donald Trump, who wrote in an Oct. 4 social media post that removing the Spanish-language network from the service would be “very bad for the Republican Party in the upcoming midterm elections… Google, in the interest of fairness, please bring back Univision!”
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement to bring Univision back to YouTube TV, ensuring that millions of Hispanics have access to the news, sports and entertainment they care about and have trusted for more than 70 years,” Televisa Univision CEO Daniel Alegre said in a statement Wednesday. We look forward to serving our TV subscribers.”
A YouTube spokesperson said the video platform is “excited to partner with Televisa Univision to grow our presence across YouTube by bringing more content to YouTube’s global audience and bringing new bundle offers to market.”
According to YouTube, Spanish-language content continues to be very popular on the main YouTube platform and is free to watch. In June 2025, Spanish-language videos were viewed an average of more than 9 billion times a day worldwide on the main YouTube app.
