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Why are ESPN, ABC and Disney channels not on YouTube TV? Here are the games you won't be able to watch on Saturday.
Other streaming services certainly benefitted with an influx of new subscribers as fans of teams in the ACC, Big 12 and SEC playing on ESPN, ESPN2 and the conference’s networks couldn’t watch the games. YouTube TV has roughly 10 million subscribers as customers have ditched linear cable in favor of streaming to watch television networks.
Disney, meanwhile, also released a statement saying that a "fair deal" could not be reached despite their best efforts. "Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to reach a fair deal, and starting today, Disney programming will not be available on YouTube TV," Disney said.
ESPN and YouTubeTV contract dispute leaves college football unavailable on YouTube TV, much to the chagrin of the fans.