Roku could lose YouTube TV in standoff with Google
The YouTube TV app could disappear from Roku devices in the coming days, according to an email sent to subscribers on Monday. In a last-ditch effort, Roku is calling on subscribers to reach out to Google to urge them" to reach an agreement.
In a statement issued Monday, Roku accused Google of attempting to control the platform's user experience in a way that favors its own products as the two companies negotiate a contract renewal for YouTube TV.
Google is attempting to use its YouTube monopoly position to force Roku into accepting predatory, anti-competitive and discriminatory terms that will directly harm Roku and our users," a Roku spokesperson said in a statement Monday. It should come as no surprise that Google is now demanding...