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Wyatte Grantham-Philips<\/span> New York<\/em> \u2014 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\u00a0blackout for customers\u00a0that dragged on for over two weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cAs part of the new deal, Disney\u2019s full suite of networks and stations \u2014 including ESPN and ABC \u2014 have already begun to be restored to YouTube TV subscribers,\u201d The Walt Disney Co. said in a statement.<\/p>\n YouTube TV also confirmed the return of Disney content on its platform, noting that subscribers should see channels back \u201cover the course of the day.\u201d It apologized for the disruption and thanked customers for their \u201cpatience as we negotiated on their behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n Disney content\u00a0went dark\u00a0on YouTube TV the night of Oct. 30 after the two sides failed to reach a new licensing deal. In the days that followed, YouTube TV subscribers were left without Disney channels on the platform \u2014 notably disrupting coverage of top\u00a0college football matchups\u00a0and professional sports games, as well as news and entertainment programming.<\/p>\n Beyond ESPN and ABC, other Disney-owned content removed from YouTube TV during the impasse included channels like NatGeo, FX, Freeform, SEC Network, ACC Network and more.<\/p>\n Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said Friday that they were \u201cpleased that our networks have been restored in time for fans to enjoy the many great programming options this weekend, including college football.\u201d<\/p>\n When talks broke down last month, YouTube TV said Disney was proposing costly terms that would lead to higher prices for and fewer choices for its subscribers. It accused Disney of using the blackout as a negotiating tactic \u2014 claiming the maneuver also benefited Disney\u2019s own streaming products like Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.<\/p>\n Disney, meanwhile, said that YouTube TV had refused to pay fair rates for its channels. The California entertainment giant also accused Google of \u201cusing its market dominance to eliminate competition.” And executives blasted the platform for pulling content \u201cprior to the midnight expiration\u201d of their deal in late October.<\/p>\n Both sides also\u00a0publicly sparred\u00a0over negotiations and\u00a0content available\u00a0leading up to\u00a0Nov. 4 elections\u00a0across the U.S.<\/p>\n By the time Disney’s channels returned to YouTube TV, Google’s streamer said it had \u201creached an agreement with Disney that preserves the value of our service for our subscribers and future flexibility in our offers.\u201d Disney executives maintained that the deal reflected the company’s \u201ccontinued commitment to delivering exceptional entertainment and evolving with how audiences choose to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n The two-week blackout is among a growing list of licensing disputes seen in the streaming world today, particularly as competition grows overs hosting live content. And consumers often pay the price when company negotiations break down.<\/p>\n The showdown between Disney and YouTube was not their first. YouTube TV subscribers\u00a0lost access to all Disney content\u00a0after 2021 contract talks broke down, but that disruption lasted less than two days.<\/p>\n And YouTube TV has removed other content from its platform after expired agreements. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has been unavailable on YouTube TV since Sept. 30, for example. Parent company TelevisaUnivision decried Google’s move, saying it would strip \u201cmillions of Hispanic viewers of the Spanish-language news, sports, and entertainment they rely on every day,\u201d and called on the platform to reverse course.<\/p>\n YouTube TV\u2019s base subscription plan costs $82.99 per month \u2014 which, beyond Disney content, currently includes live TV offerings from networks like NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS and more. The platform previously said it would give subscribers a $20 credit its dispute with Disney lasted \u201can extended period of time” \u2014 which it\u00a0reportedly\u00a0allowed customers to start claiming on Nov. 9.<\/p>\n Disney also doles out live TV through both traditional broadcasting and its own lineup of streaming platforms. ESPN\u00a0launched its own streamer\u00a0earlier this year, starting at $29.99 a month. And other Disney content can be found on platforms like Hulu, Disney+ and Fubo. Disney currently allows people to bundle ESPN along with Hulu and Disney+ for $35.99 a month \u2014 or $29.99 a month for the first year.<\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.detroitnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wyatte Grantham-Philips \u00a0|\u00a0 Associated Press New York \u2014 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\u00a0blackout for customers\u00a0that dragged on for over two weeks. \u201cAs part of the new deal, Disney\u2019s full suite of networks and stations \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2157975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[39915,22220,353419,353421,23038,25425,23301,6297,21741,22444,376128,344775,413304,21911,21739,298114,74947,310914,21738,31072,361662,239343,239420,52779,21848,42570,310915,21913,310918,239344,21942],"class_list":["post-2157974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-affiliate","tag-arts","tag-breaking","tag-breaking-news-social","tag-company","tag-company-news","tag-disney","tag-eamotion","tag-entertainment","tag-espn","tag-espn-inc","tag-google","tag-google-inc","tag-inc","tag-local","tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","tag-negative","tag-networks","tag-news","tag-online","tag-online-video","tag-overall","tag-overall-negative","tag-social","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-stations","tag-tv","tag-tv-networks-u0026-stations","tag-u0026","tag-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Disney-reaches-new-deal-with-YouTube-TV-ending-blackout-for.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2157974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2157976,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157974\/revisions\/2157976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2157975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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