Today, the carriage deal between YouTube TV and various Fox networks expires. If a new agreement isn’t reached, the Fox networks could be pulled from the service soon.
It would impact Week 1 of the NFL season. Before that, it would keep Saturday’s Texas-Ohio State game from being televised to the 9.4 million YouTube TV subscribers.
On Wednesday, FCC chairman Brendan Carr entered the fray on social media, with a message to YouTube’s parent company, Google.
“Google removing Fox channels from YouTube TV would be a terrible outcome,” Carr said, via Eric Fisher of FrontOfficeSports.com. “Millions of Americans are relying on YouTube so they can keep watching the news and sports they want — including this week’s Big Game: Texas at Ohio State. [Get a deal done Google!](https://frontofficesports.com/fcc-chair-joins-fox-youtube-tv-fight-with-big-game-on-the-line/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feds%20Step%20Into%20YouTubeFox%20Dispute&utm_content=Feds%20Step%20Into%20YouTubeFox%20Dispute+CID_9f0fc57068ea514f2b9469ed23fdde59&utm_source=FOS%20Daily%20Newsletter&utm_term=FCC%20Chair%20Joins%20FoxYouTube%20TV%20Fight%20With%20Big%20Game%20on%20the%20Line)”
It’s not just Google, it’s Fox. In situations like this, each side paints the other as being unreasonable. For an agreement to be reached, the two sides need to bend a little. Or maybe a lot.
Regardless, the administration has weighed in on the matter. And it has put its thumb on the Fox side of the scale.
We’ll see whether that gets a deal done — and whether it leads to repercussions for Google if the Texas-Ohio State game isn’t available on YouTube TV.
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