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More than 20 Disney-owned channels, including ESPN, ABC and Nat Geo, have been pulled from YouTube TV after Google and Disney failed to reach a new content distribution agreement. The previous contract expired at 11:59 PM ET on October 30, and it is not clear when or if the two companies will reach a new deal.
The reason for the power outage was disagreements over transportation fees, Google said in a message A blog post published last week That Disney was “proposing costly terms that would raise prices for YouTube TV customers.” This same post was updated at 11:15pm on Thursday, claiming that Disney followed through on threats to pull its channels from YouTube TV, which Google described as a “negotiating tactic.”
“We know this is a frustrating and disappointing outcome for our subscribers, and we continue to urge Disney to work constructively with us to reach a fair agreement that returns their networks to YouTube TV,” Google said in the statement. “If their content remains off YouTube TV for an extended period of time, we will offer subscribers a $20 credit.”
The full list of Disney-owned channels removed includes: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNNews, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, FX, FXX, FXM, SEC Network, Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, ABC News Live, ACC Network, and Localish. For YouTube TV subscribers on the Spanish plan, ESPN Deportes, Baby TV Español, and Nat Geo Mundo have also been withdrawn. The removals affect recordings and on-demand content saved in YouTube TV users’ libraries.
Edge We have reached out to Disney for comment. In a Statement for diverseDisney said YouTube TV “has chosen to deprive its subscribers of the content they value most by refusing to pay fair rates for our channels, including ESPN and ABC,” and claims Google is “using its market dominance to eliminate competition and undermine industry standard terms.”
Similar collapse between Google and Disney It happened in 2021 At the end of their previous contracts. Meanwhile, NBCUniversal announced Earlier this month, it reached a renewal deal with Google, after agreeing to a short extension that prevented its channels from going dark on YouTube TV.