Apple to Remove YouTube App From iPhone and iPad - NYTimes.com

tbd who was asking to be paid for what

"The change was noteworthy because Apple has included the YouTube app with iOS since it released the original iPhone in 2007. Its disappearance seemed to chill any remnants of the warmth that once existed between Apple and Google, which owns YouTube.
Apple said in a statement that “our license to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended.” It added that owners of its devices would be able to use their Web browsers to view YouTube videos, and that Google was working on a new YouTube app that would be available through the Apple App Store."

Apple to Remove YouTube App From iPhone and iPad - NYTimes.com