Effective Saturday, NESN won’t be available on YouTube TV. Here’s the note that was sent to subscribers
We’re writing to let you know that our agreement with New England Sports Network (NESN) has expired. Unfortunately, we were unable to reach a new agreement to continue offering you this network.
Starting Saturday, October 31st, 2020, NESN will now longer be available on YouTube TV, and you will no longer have access to any previous recording from NESN.
We regret the inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your membership as we strive to make YouTube TV the best streaming experience.
Sincerely,
The YouTube TV team
A NESN spokesperson provided a statement Friday night that said the network was “extremely disappointed” with YouTube TV’s decision.
“Despite offering our most favorable rates and terms for carriage, YouTube TV chose to deny fans our top-rated programming,” the statement read in part. “In light of their recent 30 percent price increase to subscribers, we are dismayed at YouTube TV’s decision to take programming such as NESN’s Red Sox, Bruins and college sports coverage away from their customers. Given we received no offer in return, we assume this is purely an economic decision to maximize profitability for their business at the expense of viewers.
“We hope YouTube will reconsider this decision, though we have no indication that they are willing to do so at this time. We’re terribly sorry about this disruption to YouTube TV subscribers, and hope they will decide to subscribe to one of the many other quality distributors that offer NESN throughout New England.”
YouTube TV raised its monthly subscription costs from $49.99 to $64.99 on June 30. NESN is currently available on the streaming service fuboTV as well as cable providers. It is not available for streaming on Hulu or Sling TV.
