I received this in my e-mail today:
Quote:
Dear Roku Customer,
We are sending this email to update you on the possibility that Google may take away your access to the YouTube TV channel on Roku. Recent negotiations with Google to carry YouTube TV have broken down because Roku cannot accept Google’s unfair terms as we believe they could harm our users.
Ensuring a great streaming experience at an exceptional value is the core of our business. We will always stand up for our users, which is why we cannot 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. We encourage you to contact Google and urge them to reach an agreement to continue offering YouTube TV on Roku and to follow standard industry practices pledging not to require access to sensitive search data or to manipulate your search results.
Thank you,
Roku
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Now, if this turns out to actually be a thing and Roku cuts YouTubeTV out of their options, I have questions!
I can switch to Hulu+TV, or Sling Blue and Orange, or whatever else, not a problem. But we bought movies from YouTubeTV; we own our copies free and clear. Can we still watch them on the TV that has the Roku stick, if our Roku stick doesn't acknowledge that we have YouTubeTV anymore?
I personally have a google pay account, and google play, and google pretty much everything. I'll still be able to watch movies that we own on my media player on my computer, laptop, tablet, and cell phone.
If we -cannot- access movies that we own from YouTubeTV, which device would be a second-best that DOES offer YouTubeTV?
If we -can-access movies we own from YouTubeTV, without having access to YouTubeTV itself, how do we access it? I am not the TV watcher in the house so I don't know a thing about the big flat-screen thing in the living room. I live in the depths of the internet on a desktop computer
