Youtube Tv Loses Espn, Abc And Other Disney Channels

Disney's channels person gone acheronian connected YouTube TV aft nan companies grounded to reach an agreement by their October 30 deadline. The affected channels see ESPN, section ABC stations, ABC News, FX, NatGeo, Disney Channel and Freeform. "Last week Disney utilized nan threat of a blackout connected YouTube TV arsenic a negotiating maneuver to unit woody position that would raise prices connected our customers," YouTube said successful an announcement connected its blog. "They’re now pursuing done connected that threat, suspending their contented connected YouTube TV." YouTube added that Disney's determination harms its subscribers while benefiting its ain unrecorded TV products, specified arsenic Hulu+Live TV and Fubo.

In a connection sent to nan Los Angeles Times, however, Disney accused Google's YouTube TV of choosing to contradict "subscribers nan contented they worth astir by refusing to salary adjacent rates for [its] channels, including ESPN and ABC." Disney besides accused Google of utilizing its marketplace power to "eliminate title and undercut nan industry-standard terms" that different pay-TV distributors person agreed to salary for its content. YouTube TV mislaid entree to Disney channels backmost successful 2021, but they were instantly capable to onslaught a woody that restored nan channels nan very adjacent day. The companies are astir apt still trying to discuss astatine nan moment, but Google says it will connection subscribers a $20 in installments if Disney channels stay offline for an extended play of time.

Google has had to make respective akin announcements complete nan past year. In February, YouTube TV almost mislaid Paramount content, including CBS, CBS Sports and Nickelodeon, earlier reaching a last-minute deal. The aforesaid point happened successful August with Fox. More recently, Google and NBCUniversal besides came to an agreement astatine nan eleventh hour, though YouTube TV lost entree to Univision, nan largest Spanish-language broadcaster successful nan US.