Roku Remains at Odds With Google Over YouTube Distribution Terms, Which It Alleges Are Unfair

Roku wants its customers to know: The streaming platform company is still battling Google over what it alleges are the internet giant’s anticompetitive demands for carrying YouTube. Back in April, Roku’s deal to distribute YouTube TV expired and Roku removed the app from its channel store. That came after the two sides failed to reach a renewal, over what Roku said was Google’s insistence on specific YouTube search and data-sharing requirements — which Google does not ask of Roku’s rivals. (Roku continues to provide access to YouTube TV for subscribers who already had installed the channel.) YouTube responded by launching… Read Full Article