Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned live streaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that dragged on for about two weeks. “As part of the new deal, Disney’s full suite of networks and stations – including ESPN and ABC – have…
Walt Disney Co. executives on Thursday warned that the company’s dispute with YouTube could drag on, leaving subscribers to the Google-owned video platform without access to ABC, ESPN, FX and other programming from the entertainment giant. Disney channels went dark on YouTube TV on Oct. 30 amid a so-called carriage dispute between the two companies….
When the Disney nets were first pulled from YouTube TV, the internet company said that if ESPN, ABC local stations and Disney’s other channels were unavailable for “an extended period of time,” it would offer subscribers a $20 credit — and now those credits are about to arrive. In a bid to appease disgruntled customers,…
As YouTube TV‘s carriage talks leave many sports fans without access to their favorite college teams, ESPN is addressing the issue. The sports media company is making its pregame show College GameDay available for free on X and the ESPN mobile app immediately after it was one of several Disney networks to go dark on…
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Depending on how long it lasts, the…