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Title: YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:30:26 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtub...

Disney's channels have gone dark on YouTube TV after the companies failed to
reach an agreement by their October 30 deadline. The affected channels
include ESPN, local ABC stations, ABC News, FX, NatGeo, Disney Channel and
Freeform. "Last week Disney used the threat of a blackout on YouTube TV as a
negotiating tactic to force deal terms that would raise prices on our
customers," YouTube said in an announcement on its blog. "TheyΓÇÖre now
following through on that threat, suspending their content on YouTube TV."
YouTube added that Disney's decision harms its subscribers while benefiting
its own live TV products, such as Hulu+Live TV and Fubo.

In a statement sent to the Los Angeles Times, however, Disney accused
Google's YouTube TV of choosing to deny "subscribers the content they value
most by refusing to pay fair rates for [its] channels, including ESPN and
ABC." Disney also accused Google of using its market dominance to "eliminate
competition and undercut the industry-standard terms" that other pay-TV
distributors have agreed to pay for its content. YouTube TV lost access to
Disney channels back in 2021, but they were immediately able to strike a deal
that restored the channels the very next day. The companies are most likely
still trying to negotiate at the moment, but Google says it will offer
subscribers a $20 credit if Disney channels remain offline for an extended
period of time.

Google has had to make several similar announcements over the past year. In
February, YouTube TV almost lost Paramount content, including CBS, CBS Sports
and Nickelodeon, before reaching a last-minute deal. The same thing happened
in August with Fox. More recently, Google and NBCUniversal also came to an
agreement at the eleventh hour, though YouTube TV lost access to Univision,
the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the US.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtub...
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