End of the war: FOX and YouTube TV reach an agreement and end uncertainty over NFL and college football broadcasts
For a tense stretch this week, millions of football fans wondered if they would be left scrambling to find a way to watch their favorite teams. A carriage dispute between FOX and YouTube TV threatened to pull some of the sport's most important broadcasts off the air, including Saturday's highly anticipated clash between Texas and Ohio State and the opening week of the NFL season. On Thursday night, the standoff came to an end as both sides confirmed a new long-term deal that keeps FOX's full lineup on the streaming service.The agreement arrived just in time. Had the blackout gone into effect, YouTube TV's 9.4 million subscribers would have lost access to FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, the Big Ten Network, and local affiliates across the country. For college football fans in particular, the timing could not have been worse. The […]