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's agreement with Paramount temporarily averts a blackout that could have affected millions of subscribers while both sides negotiate a long-term deal.

Several channels owned by Paramount could go dark on YouTube TV if a new contract cannot be reached between the companies.