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UPDATED with latest statement. YouTube TV, hours after resolving an outage that disrupted an NBA playoff game on TNT, issued a self-effacing statement about the frustration viewers experienced. “This is not the Game 1 ‘upset’ we were hoping for,” the company tweeted. “We apologize for the disruption…

YouTube, which will offer NFL Sunday Ticket this fall after its three-decade exclusive run on DirecTV came to an end, has revealed initial pricing for the package. In a blog post, YouTube said it will give YouTube TV subscribers a chance to add Sunday Ticket for $249 for the season, a savings of…

YouTube TV is raising its monthly base price to $72.99 from $64.99, its first price hike in three years but a sign of the times for the internet pay-TV bundle sector. The increase, which subscribers learned about in a letter Thursday, will take effect during the first billing cycle on or after April…

YouTube TV is rolling out “multiview” streaming, enabling subscribers to view as many as four linear feeds simultaneously. The viewing option will roll out gradually for a subset of the subscriber base, with all 5 million-plus subscribers gaining access “over the next several months,” the company…

Despite an impasse between Paramount Global and FuboTV, which has kept Nexstar stations off the air for weeks, Nexstar President and COO Tom Carter has a relatively upbeat outlook on pay-TV’s future. “We are projecting subscriber attrition,” he said, with recent gains on internet-delivered bundles…

MLB Network was pulled off the YouTube TV platform Tuesday as talks broke down over a new carriage agreement, the news coming as the league put the finishing touches on its 2023 regular-season schedule that begins March 30. YouTube TV wrote in a message to its subscribers today that the two sides…

A group of YouTube TV subscribers has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Disney, claiming that the company’s business deals with competitors have inflated the amount consumers pay for streaming live TV services. The plaintiffs from four states claim that, because Disney requires streamers including…

YouTube TV has surpassed 5 million subscribers and free trial participants a little more than five years after it launched. Even if the actual paid subscriber base is a bit less than 5 million once the trials are subtracted, the number still likely makes YouTube TV not only the biggest internet pay-TV provider but…

Ad sales, including a jump at YouTube and Google Search, fueled solid fourth-quarter earnings for parent Alphabet including beats on the top and bottom line. The stock popped more than 6% after hours. YouTube advertising revenue surged 25% to $8.6 billion. Sales from search grew to $43 billion vs $31.9 billion in the…

YouTube TV and Disney agreed to a new deal that will restore access to a number of the entertainment giant’s networks including ESPN, ABC and FX. News of the updated carriage deal comes Sunday afternoon, just days after negotiations between Disney and Google failed to reach fruition, leading to the Disney networks goin…

After negotiations failed to reach fruition, Disney networks including ESPN have gone dark on YouTube TV. Disney had indicated earlier this week it was “optimistic” about the prospect of resolving the carriage dispute. But the parties said the discussions had not resulted in an agreement and the networks disappeared…

Disney expressed confidence it will be able to renew its distribution deal with Google, in order to keep ABC stations, ESPN and a number of other networks on YouTube TV. However, the media giant noted that the agreement is set to expire on Friday just before midnight. “Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution has a…