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Roku has removed YouTube TV from its channel store after Roku and Google failed to come to a distribution agreement; existing users will continue to have access

what you need to know Ben Gilbert / Insider : Google and Roku are locked in a contract dispute, and YouTube TV is the first casualty: The streaming service has been pulled from Roku devices Todd Spangler / Variety : Roku Pulls YouTube TV From Channel Store Over Fight With Google, but Keeps Access for Existing Subscribers Chris Burns / SlashGear : YouTube TV Roku app gone: What comes next [UPDATE: YouTube statement] Martin Filipov / phonearena.com : Roku removes Google's YouTube TV app from channel store Kris Holt / Engadget : Roku pulls YouTube TV from its store as Google feud deepens Andrew Allen / AndroidGuys : Roku users officially lose YouTube TV Update: Google responds Andrew / Phandroid : Roku's battle with Google heats up as YouTube TV is no longer available Ben Patterson / TechHive : YouTube TV yanked from Roku's channel store, but it's not completely gone Peter Holden / TalkAndroid.com : Google responds to Roku removing YouTube TV app from its channel store Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo : Roku Pulls Support for YouTube TV, Says Google Wants Special Access to Data Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : Roku removed YouTube TV from its channel store because Google isn't playing nice Joan E. Solsman / CNET : Roku: YouTube TV app removed from channel store as deal with Google ends Paul E King / Pocketables : Roku removes YouTube TV from channel store Jane Seidel / Protocol : Roku removes YouTube TV from channel store Jason Gurwin / The Streamable : YouTube TV Removed From Roku Devices for New Subscribers, As Deal Expires Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Roku removes YouTube TV from its channel store following failed negotiations Alexander Maxham / Android Headlines : YouTube TV Is No Longer Available On Roku Jess Barnes / Cord Cutters News : YouTube TV Has Been Dropped from Roku Tweets: YouTube TV / @youtubetv : An update for our members: Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we have been unable to reach an agreement with Roku. We continue to offer Roku the opportunity to renew the YouTube TV deal under the existing reasonable terms. Deadline Hollywood / @deadline : YouTube TV has issued a lengthy response to Roku's latest blow in the two companies' intensifying distribution fight (UPDATED) https://deadline.com/... Karl Bode / @karlbode : I love how we swapped out annoying cable/broadcaster retrans feuds for annoying hardware vendor/app maker feuds. grown adults should be able to negotiate without putting consumers in the crossfire https://www.theverge.com/... Neal Mohan / @nealmohan : An update for our @YouTubeTV members... @YouTube https://blog.youtube/... Chris Welch / @chriswelch : Whew. Roku and Google are having a very un-chill Friday. This morning Roku pulled the YouTube TV app from its channel store. (People who already have it can keep streaming.) Now Google has fired back, claiming it simply wanted to renew the existing terms https://www.theverge.com/... Chris Welch / @chriswelch : Google is outright denying Roku's claims that it asked for special access to user data and wanted to change how search works on the platform: “This claim is baseless and false.” But it DOES sound like Roku's other gripe — Google insisting on AV1 decoding support — has merit. https://twitter.com/... Phil / @mdrndad : Weird, but ok. I uninstalled the @YouTubeTV app on @roku just to see what'd happen. Went to reinstall it and it shows as a private channel. https://twitter.com/... Brian Fagioli / @brianfagioli : @Techmeme @sarafischer I don't like this behavior. I am not sure who is to blame, but IMO, YouTube TV should just be an app on the Roku platform and there really should be no need for discussions or negotiations over anything. Roku and Google both benefit from YouTube TV being on there. Stop it, guys. Adam Brewer / @ajbrewer : For all the drama over the App Store — some deserved, some not — there's never been a question over whether or a streaming service is available on Apple TV hardware. They're all available, always on day one. This alone justifies Apple TV's price. https://twitter.com/... Sara Fischer / @sarafischer : BREAKING: @YouTubeTV is removed from @Roku channel store amid Google contract dispute — Roku says Google had made anticompetitive demands — Roku is keeping the app available to existing users so that customers — More on @axios: https://www.axios.com/... See also Mediagazer

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  • @youtubetv YouTube TV on x
    An update for our members: Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we have been unable to reach an agreement with Roku. We continue to offer Roku the opportunity to renew the YouTube TV deal under the existing reasonable terms.
  • @deadline Deadline Hollywood on x
    YouTube TV has issued a lengthy response to Roku's latest blow in the two companies' intensifying distribution fight (UPDATED) https://deadline.com/...
  • @karlbode Karl Bode on x
    I love how we swapped out annoying cable/broadcaster retrans feuds for annoying hardware vendor/app maker feuds. grown adults should be able to negotiate without putting consumers in the crossfire https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @nealmohan Neal Mohan on x
    An update for our @YouTubeTV members... @YouTube https://blog.youtube/...
  • @chriswelch Chris Welch on x
    Whew. Roku and Google are having a very un-chill Friday. This morning Roku pulled the YouTube TV app from its channel store. (People who already have it can keep streaming.) Now Google has fired back, claiming it simply wanted to renew the existing terms https://www.theverge.com/…
  • @chriswelch Chris Welch on x
    Google is outright denying Roku's claims that it asked for special access to user data and wanted to change how search works on the platform: “This claim is baseless and false.” But it DOES sound like Roku's other gripe — Google insisting on AV1 decoding support — has merit. http…
  • @mdrndad Phil on x
    Weird, but ok. I uninstalled the @YouTubeTV app on @roku just to see what'd happen. Went to reinstall it and it shows as a private channel. https://twitter.com/...
  • @brianfagioli Brian Fagioli on x
    @Techmeme @sarafischer I don't like this behavior. I am not sure who is to blame, but IMO, YouTube TV should just be an app on the Roku platform and there really should be no need for discussions or negotiations over anything. Roku and Google both benefit from YouTube TV being on…
  • @ajbrewer Adam Brewer on x
    For all the drama over the App Store — some deserved, some not — there's never been a question over whether or a streaming service is available on Apple TV hardware. They're all available, always on day one. This alone justifies Apple TV's price. https://twitter.com/...
  • @sarafischer Sara Fischer on x
    BREAKING: @YouTubeTV is removed from @Roku channel store amid Google contract dispute — Roku says Google had made anticompetitive demands — Roku is keeping the app available to existing users so that customers — More on @axios: https://www.axios.com/...