ESPN, YouTube and Disney
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ESPN received strong backlash after it sent a message to YouTube TV customers this week amid a standoff over rights.
If you wake up to the news that YouTube TV loses Disney channels, you’re not completely out of luck. Plenty of alternative services still carry Disney-owned networks, including Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV’s Orange tier (for ESPN only), Fubo, and cable providers like Spectrum or Comcast.
Google’s YouTube TV is adding two channels from Bloomberg Media to its lineup, one with live 24-hour news and the other with the media company’s original series and documentaries.
YouTube TV and Disney are negotiating a renewed distribution agreement, and if a deal—or an extension of talks—isn’t agreed to by Friday, ESPN and ABC would likely go dark on the platform. Alternatively,
Disney has removed its channels, including ESPN and ABC, from YouTube TV after failing to reach a new contract agreement. YouTube TV stated that Disney proposed costly terms that would have raised prices for customers. Disney accused Google, YouTube TV's ...
YouTube TV and Disney offer respective statements regarding the ongoing negotiations to keep content on the air for subscribers.