Great American Family President and CEO Bill Abbott confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the ball is in YouTube TV’s court to allow the network’s content on its platform, as his network has offered “every conceivable way” to make a deal happen.
The network, known as a wholesome choice to other Christmas film television networks such as Hallmark and Lifetime, is available on all major cable providers, as well as several streaming services, including Fubo TV, Hulu, and DirecTV Stream. However, one streaming service that Great American Family remains unavailable on is YouTube TV.
“Well, we’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’ll see,” Abbott told the Washington Examiner. “We’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 don’t know where that will go.”
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Abbott reiterated that YouTube TV is able to carry Great American Family’s content “at any point of time for free” and at “no cost” to the platform.
Ahead of Christmas Day, Abbott told the Washington Examiner that his network has a lineup of family-friendly Christmas films, among which is the Christmas drama I Heard the Bells, which details the true story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s creation of the poem I Heard the Bells 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 signed a multiyear deal with the network in February.
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When asked if the Great American Family audience had any impact on the 2024 presidential election, in which President-elect Donald Trump won against Vice President Kamala Harris, Abbott contended most people want entertainment that uplifts “faith, family, and country” and that the election results “bore that out.”
The Washington Examiner has contacted YouTube TV for comment.