Dade Hayes Finance EditorRoku, a major streaming gatekeeper, has reached an impasse with NBCUniversal over its nascent Peacock service and a swath of NBCU apps is about to go dark as a result.As soon as overnight Friday into Saturday, 11 national “TV Everywhere” apps, which are available to pay-TV subscribers, will disappear due to the dispute.
Dozens of other local apps from local NBC and Telemundo stations are also hanging in the balance.Negotiations over the past few weeks have gone south, multiple sources confirm.
Roku typically takes 30% of advertising inventory– the bedrock of Peacock, which has free and premium tiers supported by ads.
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