After a week of warnings, Fox and YouTube TV announced a full renewal of their distribution agreement late Thursday. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

The new deal keeps Fox-owned local stations, Fox News, FS1, FS2, Fox Business, Fox Weather, Big Ten Network and Fox Deportes on the vMVPD’s lineup. It also means no disruptions are in the forecast as college football kicks off, MLB wraps up its regular season and NFL prepares to start.

Notices of a potential blackout started emerging Monday. Both sides claimed the other was asking for higher-than-normal rates, but ultimately agreed to a short-term extension before a 5pm deadline Wednesday. Eventually, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr commented on the situation, and his wish for YouTube TV owner Google to “Get a deal done” was granted.

Carr took to X upon the news of a renewal: “I’m very pleased that Google and Fox have now reached a deal. This is great news for college football fans and avoids blackouts. Enjoy the games this weekend!”

The Daily

Subscribe
Monday–September 15

Primo TNF Numbers for Prime

Prime Video ’s “Thursday Night Football” opener between the Commanders and Packers was the most-watched regular season TNF on Prime game ever. It scored an average audience of 17.76 million viewers. The

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact us at marketing@cynopsis.com, for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.