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5 Easy Ways to Fix Error Licensing This Video on YouTube TV
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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YouTube is one of the best streaming sites we have today. However, an increasing number of users report that they constantly run into the issue of YouTube TV error licensing this video. In this article, we will show you how to fix the problem.
There may be a playback issue when you watch videos on YouTube TV that reads,Sorry, there was an error licensing this video. This hurts YouTube TV’s streaming as well as other video-related material.
Why does my YouTube TV say error licensing this video?
There are several potential causes for the YouTube video licensing problem, including:
How do you fix Sorry, there was an error licensing this video?
1. Update the YouTube app
If using your mobile phone:
If using another device:
2. Update your Google Chrome browser
3. Restart your router
4. Sign out, then sign in again to your YouTube account
How to sign out
How to sign in
5. Update the Widevine CMD Component in Chrome
Is a TV license required for YouTube?
Most of the time, it is not required. The only exception would be if you were viewing a channel that simultaneously streamed and broadcast (including any encoding delays of a few seconds or minutes). Sky News Live is one illustration.
Youtube TVis one of the most popular TV streaming options available today. However, just like other streaming options, you might encounter challenges such as the YouTube TV error licensing this video error or evenit stops working.
Fortunately, as discussed above, you can quickly fix the issue without any problems. Let us know which solution worked for you in the comments area below.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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