Epix, YouTube TV Reach Carriage Deal

YouTube TV is adding premium network Epix to its lineup under a newly inked distribution deal.

The streaming service will offer Epix's four live TV channels as well as its on-demand roster of 2,000 movies and its original series for $6 per month, according to Epix. The deal follows the February launch of streaming service Epix Now.

“2019 has already been an incredible year of growth for EPIX,” Epix president Michael Wright said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to partner with Google and bring our full slate of premium programming to a new and rapidly growing audience on YouTube TV.”

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.