YouTube TV subscribers will continue to have access to Paramount channels such as CBS, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon. At least for now. The streaming service and Paramount announced late on Thursday that they have agreed to a short-term extension to avoid the channels leaving YouTube TV.

Paramount-owned channels including CBS, Comedy Central and MTV are set to go dark on YouTube TV Thursday night if a contract renewal agreement is not reached, both companies say. "The contract Paramount has with Google's YouTube TV to carry CBS,

YouTube TV announced Thursday night that it has agreed to a short-term deal with Paramount to keep CBS, Nickelodeon and several other networks owned by the media company on the streaming service—avoiding a blackout of those channels—as both sides continued to negotiations over a new distribution deal will continue.