Weather Channel Will Stay on YouTube TV With Carriage Renewal

YouTubeTV and Byron Allen‘s Allen Media Group have renewed their carriage deal, making certain that The Weather Channel and different AMG networks will stay on YouTube’s multichannel service.

Separately, Allen Media Group has closed a deal to promote a lot of its native over-the-air stations to Gray Television, after asserting the transaction in late March.

The long-term settlement with YouTube TV contains Comedy.TV, Justice Central and Recipe.TV in addition to The Weather Channel. Allen’s free streaming service Local Now may also proceed to be accessible to YouTube TV subscribers.

“We are thrilled to extend our partnership with Google by continuing to provide our weather, news, comedy, court, and lifestyle networks to YouTube TV’s millions of subscribers,” mentioned Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group.

Added Emily Washkowitz, YouTube’s head of TV and movie partnerships, “We are pleased to continue our relationship with Allen Media Group. Our goal is to provide a consistent and diverse lineup for our subscribers, and this renewed agreement helps us maintain that commitment.”

Allen Media Group’s take care of Gray Television is valued at $171 million. Allen is promoting stations in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri to Gray, principally in small to mid-sized markets. Gray beneficial properties entry to 3 new markets as a part of the deal that started in March and could have overlap in seven others.

Allen can also be set to take over CBS’ late night programming after The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ends later this month. In a time purchase deal, his Comics Unleashed panel present will fill the 11:35 pm spot on CBS beginning May 22, with a comedy sport present known as Funny You Should Ask airing at 12:35 am