YouTube TV and Paramount have agreed on a multi-year deal to keep CBS, MTV and the other 100 plus channels owned by the network on the platform.

I considered canceling because the subscription isn’t cheap. Before I cut the cord, I explored and tested different settings on the platform. It turns out that YouTube TV has useful features that provide plenty of bang for your buck.

Google, the parent company of YouTubeTV and Paramount Global, the parent company of the CBS Network for which KCCI is an affiliate, are currently negotiating a renewal of their carriage agreement for all of their channels on the YouTubeTV service.

A dispute between Paramount and Youtube TV that would have pulled CBS stations and Paramount’s cable channels from the streaming service has been temporarily put on hold as both sides announced a short-term solution just hours before the channels would have disappeared from Youtube TV.

YouTube TV announced a deal to keep Paramount channels on its platform had been reached Saturday night, ending a public contract dispute.

Angry YouTube TV customers threatened to cancel their subscriptions after the streaming service said it was dropping CBS — which broadcasts NFL games and other live sports. The Google-owned company, which charges $83 a month for its basic plan,

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The two media companies announced a new deal Saturday night. Paramount's streaming service will be offered as an add-on to YouTube TV customers.

Another carrier dispute has YouTube TV subscribers worried about missing the spring’s biggest sporting events.

Subscribers affected by outages may miss out on local broadcast channels until the problem is resolved. YouTube TV may have started life as a cheaper alternative to cable, but price hikes over the years have put it right on par with offerings from the likes of Comcast and Spectrum.

Friday night, at 11 p.m. CST, KFDA-NewsChannel 10 will not be on YouTube TV due to a dispute in carriage between CBS and Google’s YouTube TV.