Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe dispute between Roku and NBCUniversal over distribution of the fledgling Peacock streaming service has taken a nasty turn.Late Thursday, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal notified Roku that the media company plans to force Roku to remove access to NBCU’s TV Everywhere channels on the Roku platform, including the flagship NBC app.
Comcast may require Roku to delete these channels as early as this weekend, according to a notice Roku sent to customers Friday morning.In a statement, a Roku spokesman said, “Comcast is removing the channels in order to try to force Roku to distribute its new Peacock service on unreasonable terms.
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