Disney pulls ABC, ESPN channels from YouTube TV
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Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV because of a spat between the companies. Here's a list of all the affected Disney channels.
YouTube says it will refund subscribers $20 if the channels are off the network for too long. YouTube TV is already among the most expensive live digital TV services on offer in the US. And it’s about to pinch its subscribers a little more as it has failed to renew its deal with Disney.
Disney top brass told the troops that the media company’s leaders are going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” with Google’s YouTube TV, after the internet service pulled ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks Thursday night.
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. That's because the companies have failed to reach a new licensing deal to keep Disney channels on YouTube TV.