Distribution agreements between media companies such as Disney and digital pay-TV platforms such as YouTube TV can grant pay-TV subscribers access to the media company's full suite of broadcast and cable networks and can make the media company's direct-to-consumer streaming service available to those subscribers at no additional cost.
November 15, 2025
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structural
Describes a common structure that can be included in carriage and distribution deals between content owners and digital pay-TV services.
Content carriage disputes between media companies and digital pay-TV services create opportunities for digital pay-TV services to renegotiate and reshape distribution agreements to better align with the pay-TV services' business objectives.
November 15, 2025
high
process
Describes a recurring dynamic in negotiations over channel carriage and streaming rights.