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 channels, including CBS, will "likely become unavailable" on YouTube TV starting Thursday after the network and the service failed to reach an agreement, according to a statement from YouTube. Recordings from Paramount channels and other Paramount add-ons such as Showtime and BET+ will also be unavailable.

After a brief scare for the roughly 8 million YouTube TV subscribers, the pay-TV streamer, and Paramount, owner of CBS among its many holdings, reached a short-term extension. There was a deadline of 11 p.