The news: YouTube TV could lose access to programming from NBCUniversal’s Peacock as the companies struggle to reach a distribution agreement. At the core of the conflict is YouTube’s desire to offer all of Peacock’s content as part of a regular subscription that would not require users to exit YouTube TV to access Peacock, which NBCU argues gives YouTube too much control.

• If no agreement is reached by September 30, YouTube TV will no longer be able to air Sunday NFL games.
• An NBC spokesperson stated that YouTube TV “refused the best rates and terms in the market, demanding preferential treatment… to dominate the video marketplace.”
• YouTube claimed that NBCU is asking for more than what consumers are charged for Peacock content, which would lead to higher subscription prices and less flexibility, per Deadline.

YouTube is simultaneously facing a standoff with TelevisaUnivision, whose agreement with YouTube TV also expires Tuesday. The ending of both deals would strip YouTube TV of its two major Spanish-language broadcast offerings, Univision and NBCU’s Telemundo.