{"id":10163,"date":"2020-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techhive.com\/article\/578330\/roku-fox-and-the-threat-of-streaming-blackouts.html"},"modified":"2026-11-11T20:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:29:02","slug":"roku-fox-and-the-threat-of-streaming-blackouts-for-cord-cutters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2020\/02\/06\/roku-fox-and-the-threat-of-streaming-blackouts-for-cord-cutters\/","title":{"rendered":"Roku, Fox, and the threat of streaming blackouts for cord cutters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roku has some explaining to do after temporarily dropping Fox apps.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Published: Feb 6, 2020 3:00 am PST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/uploads\/cc-images\/fox-roku-dispute-100829226-orig.jpg\" alt=\"fox roku dispute\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As an Advisorator member, you have access to ad-free, uncluttered versions of every cord cutting column I&#8217;ve written, dating back to 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/cord-cutting-columns\/\">View the full archives here<\/a>, and see <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\">all your membership benefits here<\/a>. Thanks, and enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s talk about some Super Bowl drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m not referring to the game itself, but rather the faceoff between Roku and Fox that occurred a few days beforehand. On Thursday night, Roku announced that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/1\/30\/21116163\/roku-super-bowl-fox-sports-channels-apps-email\">removing Fox apps<\/a> from its streaming players and smart TVs as a distribution deal between the two companies expired. In response, Fox accused Roku of using its customers as \u201cpawns,\u201d and even had Sean Hannity and other Fox News personalities admonish Roku on air. By Friday evening, however, Roku and Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/fox-roku-may-set-new-precedent-carriage-fights-1275446\">reached a new deal<\/a>, and the latter\u2019s apps were restored in time to stream the big game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But while it all worked out in the end, the public fight contained echoes of an issue that\u2019s become all too common with traditional TV service: Constant carriage disputes, followed by occasional blackouts. It\u2019s reasonable to wonder if this will become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2020\/01\/31\/roku-vs-fox-super-bowl-2020-battle-shows-transformation-power\/4623654002\/\">the new normal for streaming TV as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a week of reflection\u2014and too much leftover Super Bowl party food\u2014I\u2019m not feeling <em>too<\/em> worried about it. But I\u2019d feel better still if Roku provided some assurances of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Roku\u2019s disputes aren\u2019t like cable\u2019s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a channel goes dark on cable or satellite TV, the dispute tends to involve carriage fees. ESPN, for instance, might want more money from AT&amp;T to carry its channels on DirecTV and AT&amp;T TV Now. AT&amp;T might resist because it doesn\u2019t want to raise its own prices accordingly. As a negotiating tactic, ESPN would then pull (or threaten to pull) its channels, imploring AT&amp;T customers to complain and essentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techhive.com\/article\/3438316\/dont-blame-att-and-directv-if-espn-gets-blacked-out.html\">advocate for their own price hikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roku, however, isn\u2019t paying carriage fees for Fox content, nor is it charging customers to access them. Instead, Fox\u2019s apps are free downloads, with some content locked behind pay TV authentication. (The Super Bowl live stream was free for everyone.) Last week\u2019s dispute was likely about ad revenue, and the cut of inventory that Roku gets from advertising in Fox apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/uploads\/cc-images\/rokufoxsports-100829225-large.jpg\" alt=\"rokufoxsports\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Caption: The Fox Sports app wasn\u2019t the only way to watch the Super Bowl, but it was back in time for kickoff.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roku<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jank0\/status\/1223326055659737088\">is a kind of role reversal<\/a>, in which the platform holder (Roku) is angling for more money, not the content provider (Fox). And as sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-12-11\/streaming-box-king-roku-is-under-seige-from-amazon-and-apple\">told Bloomberg last December<\/a>, Roku isn\u2019t above threatening blackouts when it wants a bigger share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is admittedly a lot of inside baseball, but the thing to keep in mind is that unlike with cable\u2019s carriage disputes, these negotiations don\u2019t directly contribute to higher prices for consumers. The Super Bowl still streamed for free in the end, the amount of commercials was the same, and the cost of Roku products hasn\u2019t changed. By comparison, when a cable or satellite carriage dispute ends, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techhive.com\/article\/3234890\/fear-and-fantasy-of-broadband-price-hikes-for-cord-cutters.html\">price hikes tend to follow<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Competition makes a difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other factor to consider is that both the streaming platform and the content provider (in this case, Roku and Fox respectively) have strong incentive to avoid long-term blackouts because of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In announcing its dispute with Fox, Roku pointed out that there were plenty of other ways to watch the game on its devices, including YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, and Fubo TV. While those services require a subscription, they offer free trials as well. The NFL also quickly confirmed that it would stream the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90458801\/dont-panic-roku-will-still-stream-the-super-bowl-for-free-even-without-fox\">in its own app at no charge<\/a>. Those options probably put more pressure on Fox to make a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roku was also under pressure, and not just from the talking heads on Fox News. Leading up to the Super Bowl, Amazon\u2019s Fire TV Stick 4K was on sale for just $35, providing an alternative way to access the Fox Sports app and its exclusive 4K HDR video stream. Adopting a new streaming device is much easier than switching between cable or satellite providers, so Roku would have risked losing customers permanently if it didn\u2019t find common ground with Fox. Those customers might be even more inclined to switch in the future if Roku has more of these public disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blackouts might happen anyway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite all of the above, I am 100-percent confident that app blackouts will still happen on Roku devices, however rarely. I know this because one is happening right now: Since January 1, AT&amp;T TV Now has been missing from the Roku Channel Store. While the app still works for users who\u2019ve installed it already, it\u2019s not available to download anew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AT&amp;T says Roku pulled the app from its store, and the circumstances sound similar to that of the clash with Fox. \u201cWe\u2019re disappointed to see Roku put our customers in the middle of contract negotiations,\u201d an AT&amp;T spokesperson said via email. \u201cWe are on the side of customer choice and value and want to keep our streaming and video apps within Roku.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a bit of an odd case, because AT&amp;T TV Now is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multichannel.com\/news\/at-t-loses-1-1m-pay-tv-subs-in-q4\">bleeding subscribers anyway<\/a>. If AT&amp;T is just riding out the service to its natural demise, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadcastingcable.com\/news\/at-t-tv-launches-shoves-at-t-now-aside\">some analysts suggest<\/a>, it might not want to give up more ad revenue on the way down. Still, this is a blackout nonetheless, and one that\u2019s gone on far longer than the clash with Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of which makes me wish Roku would provide more assurance that these tactics are an extremely rare last resort. Instead, there\u2019s no sign of contrition in Roku\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.roku.com\/fox\">blog post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roku\/status\/1223453420247384065\">Twitter posts<\/a> on the Fox fracas, and no attempt to apologize for causing customer panic, however temporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In pulling Fox\u2019s apps\u2014and making AT&amp;T TV Now unavailable for download\u2014Roku may be warning other content providers that it\u2019s unafraid to exercise the nuclear option when negotiations fail. 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