CBS, CBS Sports set to go dark on YouTube TV on Feb. 13, making March Madness, Masters unavailable
Sports fans excited about March Madness and the Masters coming up face a significant obstacle if they subscribe to YouTube TV.
Paramount announced on Thursday that its contract with YouTube TV is set to expire by the end of the night (Feb. 13) if a new agreement is not reached. That means CBS and CBS Sports among 21 other networks under the Paramount umbrella won't be available as of 11 p.m. ET on Thursday night, according to Front Office Sports.
In certain markets, local CBS News affiliates won't be available, either. The list of affected affiliates includes top 10 TV markets like New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston and Atlanta.
The two sides have approximately a month to resolve their carriage dispute before men's college basketball and golf fans are deprived of two of the year's biggest sporting events. The first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament is scheduled to tip off on March 18, while the Masters begins on April 10.
Both of those events will be available for streaming on Paramount Plus.
As could be expected, YouTube TV and Paramount are each pointing a finger at the other side in the carriage dispute reaching this point.
"We've been working hard to reach a fair agreement with Paramount that allows us to keep their channels, including CBS and CBS Sports, on YouTube TV without passing on additional costs to our subscribers," YouTube said in a statement. "Unfortunately, despite our good faith negotiations, we haven't been successful yet."
"YouTube TV is prioritizing their own interests over a fair agreement," Paramount said on a website created to address the dispute.
YouTube TV said it will offer subscribers an $8 credit if the dispute keeps Paramount channels off the service for an extended period of time.
This is the second major carriage dispute between a TV provider and network conglomerate in six months. Last September, Disney channels went dark on DirecTV, preventing subscribers from watching LSU-USC college football game on ABC, a Braves-Phillies game on ESPN and US Open tennis on ESPN2.
That dispute lasted approximately two weeks before being resolved, costing subscribers the ability to watch several college football matchups, including Texas-Michigan on ABC, in addition to the Week 1 "Monday Night Football" telecast featuring the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.
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