ESPN, ABC blacked out on YouTube TV
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Disney networks including ABC and ESPN have gone dark on Google-owned YouTube TV after the two corporate giants couldn't come to terms on a new deal.
Disney pulls its channels from streamer YouTube TV after the two California media giants failed to reach a new contract agreement by Oct. 30.
As of late Thursday, Oct. 30, several channels are missing from YouTube TV. Disney-owned channels, including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, National Geographic, and FX, have been removed from YouTube TV.
Newsweek has rounded up alternative ways you can stream your favorite shows and sports games during the blackout.
Subscribers of YouTube TV have lost all content owned by the Disney company as of Friday because of a breakdown in contract negotiations, YouTube said.
YouTube TV customers no longer have access to ABC or ESPN — and the blackout comes right in the middle of both the college football and NFL seasons. Disney’s networks went dark on YouTube TV when the previous carriage deal expired at midnight on Friday, Oct. 31 after the two sides were unable to agree on a deal renewal.
Channels owned by The Walt Disney Co., including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, Freeform and others will be pulled from the Google-owned pay-TV service at midnight ET after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement ahead of a midnight deadline.
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YouTube TV Drops Disney’s ABC, ESPN and Other Networks After Two Sides Fail to Reach New Deal
YouTube TV will drop ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks at midnight ET Thursday. Google and Disney remain far apart on a deal in a dispute over pricing.
Disney has removed its channels, including ESPN, ABC, National Geographic, and Disney Channel, from Google’s streaming platform following the expiration of its carriage agreement and the failure of both companies to renew terms.
Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC