ABC and ESPN Return to YouTube TV
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Good news for streaming fans here in Central Ohio. ABC 6 programming and other Disney channels are back on YouTube TV.
It's been nearly two weeks since ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on YouTube TV, with customers losing access to related content on their DVRs from Disney brands as well. Disney and Google-owned YouTube TV are continuing to negotiate a new carriage agreement, with no firm date yet set for a deal.
Google and Disney are locked in a battle for the ages, but two of Disney's channels could return to YouTube TV soon.
Last week, YouTube TV and Disney finally reached an agreement that ended a long carriage dispute that left subscribers without ESPN and ABC content for multiple weekends. Though the two sides did reach an agreement that restored the channels to YouTube TV and also brought some new content, subscribers did get some bad news this week.
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ESPN, ABC channels, including WEWS Channel 5, go dark on YouTube TV because of Disney dispute
Disney channels, including ABC and ESPN stations, went dark for YouTube TV subscribers early Friday morning because of an ongoing contract dispute. That means WEWS Channel 5, the Cleveland-based ABC affiliate,
Here’s what we know about YouTube losing its Disney-owned TV channels and a list of the channels that are affected.
Walt Disney Co. and Alphabet have agreed to restore ABC and ESPN content on YouTube TV, ending a two-week blackout. The deal includes all Disney networks and allows ESPN's new Unlimited Plan at no extra charge to subscribers.
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 30th, and it’s unclear when, or if, the two companies will reach a new deal.
The only significant news updates YouTube TV subscribers want to receive at this point are that a deal has been struck to restore popular Disney networks such as ESPN and ABC. Unfortunately, that remains up in limbo with no clear finish to negotiations seemingly on the immediate horizon.
Disney and YouTube TV reached a deal after a long blackout, but sports fans may miss out if more carriage disputes pop up next year.