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Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the company's standoff with Google on Thursday amid a carriage rights battle that has left YouTube TV customers without ABC, ESPN and a host of other Disney networks since Oct. 30.
Here’s what we know about YouTube losing its Disney-owned TV channels and a list of the channels that are affected.
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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.
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These Channels Are Blocked During the Disney-YouTube TV FightStreaming viewers are caught in the middle of a contract battle that will feel very familiar to anyone who remembers linear TV.
YouTube TV users are getting compensated for the loss of Disney channels like ESPN, but the discount is tucked away and hidden.
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Disney and YouTube TV have not been able to reach a new content distribution deal, prompting Disney to pull all of its channels from the service.
YouTube TV, which has over 10 million subscribers, has been locked in negotiations with firms threatening to pull their media networks from the platform.
The Independent has reached ... with Paramount, Fox and NBCUniversal were resolved ahead of the carriage deadline, the dispute with TelevisaUnivision resulted in the Spanish-language platform going dark on YouTube TV on September 30. A deal still has ...
Two weeks into the YouTube TV blackout of Disney networks including ESPN and ABC, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company is working 'tirelessly' to close a deal but that it's 'imperative' a renewal 'reflects the value that we deliver.