From CNET: Roku and Google's YouTube have reached a multiyear distribution deal for Roku to offer both the main YouTube app and Google's app for its live-channel streaming service, YouTube TV, Roku said Wednesday.
The agreement comes a day before Google's deadline to either reach a deal or it would cut off the main YouTube app from new Roku devices. Wednesday's new pact also means that the YouTube TV app will be restored to Roku's channel store within hours; Roku had removed the dedicated YouTube TV app from its channel store for any new users who wanted to download it in May, as part of the months-long standoff with Google.
YouTube is the world's biggest source of online video, with more than 2 billion monthly visitors. YouTube TV -- a subscription service that streams live television channels -- is much smaller, but it is a popular alternative to cable or satellite for cord-cutters. Roku is one of the biggest makers of connected-TV gadgets. But Google itself is a Roku hardware rival: Its Google TV, Chromecast and Android TV streaming devices compete with Roku, making Google both a partner and competitor in different facets of its business.
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