Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google revealed that YouTube TV might lose Paramount content after February 13.
- The company said it’s been unable to reach an agreement with Paramount to keep the channels but that negotiations were still ongoing.
- Google has since signed a new deal with Paramount to keep content on YouTube TV.
Update: February 17, 2025 (12:50 AM ET): Google revealed last week that YouTube TV might lose Paramount content as the two companies failed to reach an agreement. Google then said it reached a “short-term extension” with the content provider pending negotiations for a longer-term deal.
Fortunately, there’s now some good news. Google has confirmed that it’s reached a deal to continue carrying Paramount on YouTube TV.
“With this agreement, YouTube TV will continue to offer 100+ channels and add-ons including Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME and will enable more user choice in the future,” the company explained on its blog.
Original article: February 13, 2025 (9:01 AM ET): YouTube TV offers a variety of channels in a familiar UI, making it a good alternative to traditional cable TV. Unfortunately, the service might lose a major content provider today.
Google confirmed in a blog post that YouTube TV might lose content from Paramount after today (February 13) as the two companies have been unable to come to an agreement thus far.
“We’ve been working hard to reach a fair agreement with Paramount that allows us to keep their channels, including CBS and CBS Sports, on YouTube TV without passing on additional costs to our subscribers,” the company explained. “Unfortunately, despite our good faith negotiations, we haven’t been successful yet.”
This would affect both the base and Spanish YouTube TV plans. Check out the full list of affected channels below:
- BET
- BET Her
- CBS
- CBS Sports Network
- CMT
- Comedy Central
- Comet TV
- Dabl
- MTV
- MTV Classic
- MTV2
- MyNetwork TV
- NewsNation
- Nick Jr.
- Nick Toons
- Nickelodeon
- Paramount
- Pop
- Smithsonian Channel
- Start TV
- Teen Nick
- Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas
- TV Land
- VH1
“We’re still actively negotiating with Paramount and will keep you updated on our progress,” Google explained. “If we can’t reach an agreement and their content is unavailable for an extended period of time, we’ll offer subscribers an $8 credit.”
The company directed users to sign up for Paramount Plus if they still wanted to watch Paramount content following the expiration of the deal. This service coincidentally has a starting price of $7.99 a month.
This wouldn’t be the first time content was dropped from YouTube TV after Google publicly issued a warning. In 2021, the company revealed that it was unable to renew a deal with Disney, which led to Disney content (including the Disney channel and ESPN) briefly being dropped from the streaming service.
