Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.

Even after its latest price hike, YouTube TV is still one of the best live TV streaming services on the market. Unfortunately, Roku users suddenly lost access to their YouTube TV apps this week due to ...

In a blog post about the YouTube TV fight, Google mentions that a Roku deal to carry the free YouTube app expires in December. Current tensions between the two parties may make renegotiations tough.

So here’s my counterproposal: Instead of keeping up the pretense of a simple home screen, Roku should just toss it in favor ...