Univision returns to YouTube TV after two-month standoff

Spanish connection web Univision is backmost connected YouTube TV aft genitor institution TelevisaUnivision reached a caller organisation statement with the Google-owned streaming service.

TelevisaUnivision announced Wednesday that it has a multi-year “expanded partnership” with YouTube TV, which volition transportation the company’s U.S. networks including Univision, Unimas, TUDN and Galavisión connected its basal program disposable to its 10 cardinal subscribers.

The woody ends a two-month blackout of the channels, including Los Angeles flagship KMEX.

Under the caller pact, YouTube volition besides marque Univision’s subscription streaming work Vix disposable connected its Primetime Channels hub.

“We are pleased to person reached an statement that restores Univision to YouTube TV, ensuring millions of Hispanics tin entree the news, sports, and amusement they attraction astir and person relied connected for implicit 70 years,” said Daniel Alegre, CEO of TelevisaUnivision, said successful a statement.

YouTube TV had sought to determination Univision’s channels to a much costly Spanish-language add-on package, amounting to an 18% interest summation for customers.

Putting Univision connected a higher-priced tier besides would person chopped into subscriber revenues, arsenic the fees the networks received are based connected the fig of customers paying for the higher-priced tier.

The connection became a large sticking constituent successful negotiations, keeping the Univision channels disconnected YouTube TV since Sept. 30 and drafting the attraction of Washington. A fig of legislators expressed concerns that consumers were being asked to wage much for Spanish-language programming.

YouTube TV was introduced successful 2017 arsenic a lower-priced alternate to cablegram and outer packages. But the costs of programming goes up with each woody made to transportation large networks, starring to blackouts and tense negotiations.

The Walt Disney Co.’s networks, including ESPN, were disconnected YouTube TV for 10 days earlier the 2 sides could hold connected a caller carriage woody connected Nov. 14.

NBCUniversal’s channels were besides astatine hazard of being pulled earlier a caller woody was reached connected Oct. 2.

The terms of a YouTube TV subscription — $82.99 a period — has much than doubled since the work launched.