YouTube TV and Disney appear close on ESPN and ABC deal
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Disney in late October pulled ESPN, ABC and other programming from YouTube TV after the two sides failed to reach a distribution agreement. The new agreement is a "multi-year" deal, they said.
YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal. Other channels that vanished from Google's pay TV platform include the Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo.
Don’t get spooked, but viewers of ABC Television Network stations who rely on YouTube TV to deliver the local broadcast station aligned with the Disney-owned offering could suffer a “blackout” come Halloween, as a retransmission consent impasse ...
Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.
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