"Fubo blasted NBCUniversal for its stance during collapsed contract negotiations, resulting in a blackout of NBCUniversal channels just days before Thanksgiving when scores of viewers hunker down for turkey and football. NBC is set to broadcast the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the National Dog Show and Thursday night's NFL game featuring the Cincinnati Bengals battling the Baltimore Ravens. The events also will stream on Peacock."
"Fubo also took issue with NBCUniversal negotiating on behalf of the cable channels that NBCUniversal plans to cast off in January as part of a corporate split. Legacy cable channels including MS Now (formerly MSNBC), Syfy, CNBC, USA Network and Golf Channel will be form the new publicly traded company, Versant. 'Fubo offered to distribute Versant channels for one year,' Fubo said in its statement, adding that it views most of those networks as 'not being worth the cost.'"
Nearly 1.6 million Fubo TV subscribers lost access to NBCUniversal channels after contract negotiations collapsed, creating a blackout just days before Thanksgiving. The blackout includes NBC, Bravo, CNBC and Telemundo, impacting broadcasts such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the National Dog Show and an NFL game that also stream on Peacock. The dispute follows Walt Disney Co.'s recent acquisition of a controlling stake in Fubo and the folding of Fubo into Hulu + Live TV; Hulu + Live TV subscribers remain covered by a separate contract. Fubo sought the right to offer a smaller channel lineup and objected to NBCUniversal negotiating on behalf of channels planned for a Versant spin-off. Fubo offered a one-year distribution for Versant channels and argued many of those networks are not worth the cost, while NBCUniversal sought a multi-year deal.
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