Google and Roku today reached a new multiyear distribution agreement for both YouTube and YouTube TV just before the deadline for a new deal expired.
Google had previously said that new Roku devices would lose access to both apps beginning December 9, though existing Roku users would have been able to continue using those apps. Now, though, it appears the standoff between the two companies has ended.
“Roku and Google have agreed to a multi-year extension for both YouTube and YouTube TV. This agreement represents a positive development for our shared customers, making both YouTube and YouTube TV available for all streamers on the Roku platform,” said a Roku spokesperson.
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The new distribution agreement puts a period on a particularly acrimonious distribution dispute between Google and Roku.
In April, Roku sent an email sent to customers in which it accused Google of demanding unfair terms for continued carriage of YouTube TV and said that it can’t 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,” the company wrote.
Roku also claimed that Google is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 30 state attorneys general for violating competition laws.
“Since our negotiations with Roku earlier this year, we’ve continued to work with them to find a resolution that benefits our mutual users. Roku has once again chosen to make unproductive and baseless claims rather than try to work constructively with us,” responded Google in a statement.