Roku, YouTube TV Tiff Grows
The battle over YouTube TV between Roku and Google continues to get uglier. Carriage of the live over-the-top streaming service app in the Roku app store was blocked April 30th for new YouTube TV subscriptions on Roku devices, following a breakdown in carriage renewal negotiations….
Roku TV Users Get Another YouTube TV Option In Sony’s PS5
Any Roku TV owners hoping to begin a YouTube TV subscription now have another add-on option if they happen to be in the market for a next-generation gaming console or an Ultra HD Blu-ray player (combination) alternative. That’s because Sony’s new PlayStation 5 consoles just…
YouTube TV App Pulled From Roku Channel Store
Roku is no longer carrying the YouTube TV app in its devices’ channel store, as protracted negotiations with Google over alleged search manipulation demands heat up. Roku TV and media streamer owners who already subscribe to YouTube TV through their equipment will be able to…
AMC+ Service Comes To YouTube TV
AMC Networks this week expanded its premium streaming subscription service AMC Plus to the YouTube TV live OTT platform, joining the list of supporting distributors including: Comcast, AT&T/DirecTV, Dish Network, Apple TV, Amazon, and Roku. The AMC Plus premium subscription service made its debut last…
4K Option Coming To YouTube TV
Google’s user-generated streaming content platform YouTube revealed a slew of updates coming including an update to its YouTube TV subscription-based live streaming cable-alternative service that will bring 4K Ultra HD content for viewing both live and offline. The announcement (https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/neal-innovation-series/) was made as part of…
YouTube To Live Stream 13 MLB Games This Summer
YouTube revealed this week that it reached an agreement on the exclusive rights in the U.S. to live stream 13 Major League Baseball (MLB) games this season. According to a statement announcing the deal, the games will be available globally on YouTube and exclusively in…
Report: 71% Of Live OTT Viewers Are 18-44
Live over-the-top (OTT) streaming TV services are still enjoyed mostly by the young. Young U.S. adults, aged 18-44 now account for 71% of subscribers to one of the live streaming vMVPD pay-TV services such as Sling TV, DirecTV NOW, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV,…
YouTube TV Comes To Roku Streaming Devices
Owners of select Roku streaming media players and TVs will soon have access to the YouTube TV live streaming service, the company announced today. Owners of select Roku adapters will be able to access and view YouTube TV live OTT broadcast stations, sports and other…
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