Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive tactics in YouTube TV negotiations
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Roku has cried foul in negotiations with Google over YouTube TV, accusing the tech giant of anti-competition practices, according to reports.
"Google is attempting to … force Roku into accepting predatory, anticompetitive and discriminatory terms that will directly harm Roku and our users," Roku said in a statement Monday. "Given antitrust suits against Google, investigations by competition authorities of anti-competitive behavior and congressional hearings into Google’s practices, it should come as no surprise that Google is now demanding unfair and anti-competitive terms that harm Roku’s users." Roku claims that Google has conditioned access to host YouTube TV on providing additional support for the YouTube app, including access to consumer data and an additional, dedicated search for YouTube in the platform’s interface, Axios reported.More Related News
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