Report: YouTube TV, NBC nearing end of deal, could lose live sports

Subscribers of YouTube TV may lose access to live sports from NBC. According to CNBC, the YouTube TV-NBCUniversal deal is set to expire at the end of September, meaning live sports such as college football and the NFL that air on NBC could no longer be seen on the platform.

NBC is the home of the NFL’s Sunday Night Football and college football’s Big Ten Saturday. The network also airs nearly all of Notre Dame’s games. YouTube TV has around 10 million subscribers and wants lower rates for NBCUniversal’s networks.

It was reported that YouTubeTV executives haven’t been happy with the way NBCUniversal has priced Peacock, “arguing it has undermined the wholesale value of NBCU’s cable bundle.” That is one of the reasons why Peacock reportedly raised its price in July.

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If a deal isn’t done by the end of September, college football fans who have YouTube TV will miss Notre Dame taking on Boise State (Oct. 4), USC (Oct. 18), Navy (Nov. 8) and Syracuse (Nov. 22). NBC is also set to air a Big Ten game on Nov. 29, when Indiana takes on Purdue.

For the NFL, subscribers will miss the Sunday Night Football game from Week 5 through Week 17. Some of the games NBC will air are Steelers vs. Chargers (Nov. 19), Lions vs. Eagles (Nov. 16), and Broncos vs. Commanders (Nov. 30).

This report comes nearly a month after YouTube TV and Fox agreed to a deal to end their carriage dispute. This happened right before the start of the college football and NFL seasons.

“We’re happy to share that we’ve reached a deal with Fox to keep their content on YouTube TV,” YouTube TV’s statement read at the time. “This means that Fox channels, including the Fox Broadcast Network, Fox News, and Fox Sports, remain available, and football fans will not miss any of the action this weekend.”