• Pat Flood (@rebarcock) passed away 9/21/25. Pat played a huge role in encouraging the devolopmemt of this site and donated the very first dollar to get it started. Check the thread at the top of the board for the obituary and please feel free to pay your respects there. I am going to get all the content from that thread over to his family so they can see how many people really cared for Pat outside of what they ever knew. Pat loved to tell stories and always wanted everyone else to tell stories. I think a great way we can honor Pat is to tell a story in his thread (also pinned at the top of the board).

Email from Roku re: Google and YouTubeTV

Belezabro

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Go Roku...

"Dear Roku Customer,

We are sending this email to update you on the possibility that Google may take away your access to the YouTube TV channel on Roku. Recent negotiations with Google to carry YouTube TV have broken down because Roku cannot accept Google’s unfair terms as we believe they could harm our users.

Ensuring a great streaming experience at an exceptional value is the core of our business. We will always stand up for our users, which is why we cannot accept Google's unfair and anticompetitive requirements to manipulate your search results, impact the usage of your data and ultimately cost you more.

While we are deeply disappointed in Google’s decision to use their monopoly power to try and force terms that will directly harm streamers, we remain committed to reaching an agreement with Google that preserves your access to YouTube TV, protects your data and ensures a level playing field for companies to compete. We encourage you to contact Google and urge them to reach an agreement to continue offering YouTube TV on Roku and to follow standard industry practices pledging not to require access to sensitive search data or to manipulate your search results.

Thank you,

Roku"

Story: https://deadline.com/2021/04/roku-y...go-dark-google-predatory-monopoly-1234743821/
 
Just get FUBO TV on ROKU instead. Same pricing, similar channel lineup + select 4K sports, and it isn't outright owned by one of the big players in the industry. The interface isn't quite as good as YTTV, but no one will be able to compete there due to the amount of resources at Youtube/Google/Alphabet.

Go here:
https://www.fubo.tv/welcome

Ownership:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FUBO/holders?p=FUBO
 

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