{"id":2374653,"date":"2024-11-30T07:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-american-family-fights-to-have-programming-available-on-youtube-tv-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-30T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:13:52","slug":"great-american-family-fights-to-have-programming-available-on-youtube-tv-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-american-family-fights-to-have-programming-available-on-youtube-tv-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Great American Family fights to have programming available on YouTube TV &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreat-american-family-fights-to-have-programming-available-on-youtube-tv-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bill \u200cAbbott, President and CEO\u2063 of Great American Family, has stated that the network is awaiting YouTube TV&#8217;s decision to include\u2064 its programming, having already offered various options for a deal, including the possibility of free content. Great American Family is noted for being a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">family-oriented alternative<\/a> to other networks like Hallmark and Lifetime, and is currently\u2063 available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-rt-america-to-cease-production-lays-off-staff\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s RT America To Cease Production, Lays Off Staff\">major cable providers<\/a> and other streaming platforms\u2064 such \u200das Fubo TV and Hulu, but not\u200d on YouTube TV. Abbott expressed hope that YouTube \u200bTV will recognize the value of their audience and programming focused on family, faith, and country. He highlighted the upcoming Christmas film lineup from\u200c Great American Family, including a drama based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow&#8217;s life\u2062 called &#8220;I Heard \u200cthe Bells.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Great American Family fights to have programming available on YouTube TV<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Great American Family President and CEO Bill Abbott confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the ball is in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"YouTube\">YouTube<\/a> TV&rsquo;s court to allow the network&rsquo;s content on its platform, as his network has offered &ldquo;every conceivable way&rdquo; to make a deal happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The network, known as a wholesome choice to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Christmas<\/a> film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">television<\/a> networks such as Hallmark and Lifetime, is available on all major cable providers, as well as several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/streaming-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">streaming services<\/a>, including Fubo TV, Hulu, and DirecTV Stream. However, one streaming service that Great American Family remains unavailable on is <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.youtube.com\/welcome\/#faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">YouTube TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, we&rsquo;ve offered YouTube TV every conceivable way to get carriage on the platform, including free, and that has not been accepted to this point, and we&rsquo;ll see,&rdquo; Abbott told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re hopeful that they recognize the value of the audience and the strength and quality of content and the premise of being on the pillars of family, faith, and country, but we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know where that will go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1895408\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>INTERVIEW VIDEO GOES HERE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abbott reiterated that YouTube TV is able to carry Great American Family&rsquo;s content &ldquo;at any point of time for free&rdquo; and at &ldquo;no cost&rdquo; to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Christmas Day, Abbott told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that his network has a lineup of family-friendly Christmas films, among which is the Christmas drama <em>I Heard the Bells<\/em>, which details the true story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow&rsquo;s creation of the poem <em>I Heard the Bells<\/em> amid the tragedy occurring in his own life. The network is also airing its first film starring Mario Lopez and his wife Courtney after the actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2839837\/great-american-media-signs-deal-mario-lopez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signed a multiyear deal <\/a>with the network in February.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XV1NvqWJxgA?si=7o7nu5TP5H7Tjwyj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked if the Great American Family audience had any impact on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a><\/a>, in which President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> won against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, Abbott contended most people want entertainment that uplifts &ldquo;faith, family, and country&rdquo; and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-says-voters-can-prevent-question-of-election-certification-by-giving-democrats-majority-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jeffries says voters can prevent \u2018question\u2019 of election certification by giving Democrats majority - Washington Examiner\">election results &#038;ldquo<\/a>;bore that out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted YouTube TV for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1895408\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1895408\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great American Family seeks YouTube TV programming access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2374654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/YouTube-TV-scaled-1024x582.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45803,32140,45907,32076,45906],"class_list":["post-2374653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-great-american-family","tag-media-coverage","tag-programming-availability","tag-washington-examiner","tag-youtube-tv"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/YouTube-TV-scaled-1024x582.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374657,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374653\/revisions\/2374657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}