YouTube TV subscribers will be happy to know that a number of Allen Media Group owned-and-operated channels, including The Weather Channel and Justice Central, will remain available for the foreseeable future.
What You Need to Know
- A new multi‑year deal ensures The Weather Channel remains available to YouTube TV subscribers.
- The new agreement also covers Justice Central, Comedy TV, Recipe TV, and AMG’s Local Now service.
- The Weather Channel and Comedy TV are also expected to be added to some of YouTube TV’s genre-themed plans.
This week YouTube and Allen Media Group announced they had agreed a new multi-year deal. The new agreement renews YouTube TV carriage rights for the popular The Weather Channel network.
Other channels covered by the renewed agreement include Justice Central, Comedy TV, and Recipe TV.
All of these channels were added to the YouTube TV base plan channel lineup in April 2022.
“We are thrilled to extend our partnership with Google by continuing to provide our weather, news, comedy, court, and lifestyle networks to YouTube TV’s millions of subscribers,” said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.
Based on the wording of the announcement, it also looks like The Weather Channel and Comedy TV networks are set to be added to some of the genre-themed packages YouTube TV launched earlier this year.
While it remains unclear which other packages may now gain access to the two networks, the announcement confirmed “The Weather Channel and Comedy TV networks will also be available on select YouTube TV plans“
As part of the same agreement, Local Now will continue to be available to YouTube TV subscribers.
“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Allen Media Group,” said Emily Washkowitz, Head of TV and Film Partnerships, YouTube. “Our goal is to provide a consistent and diverse lineup for our subscribers, and this renewed agreement helps us maintain that commitment.”
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