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Disney's channels have been blocked from YouTube TV since Oct. 30 as the two companies negotiate a new carriage deal.
The multi-week nightmare for YouTube TV subscribers is over. Disney and Google finally came to an agreement over a new contract that restored ESPN, ABC and more channels to the lineup. Football fans were able to watch all the college games on Saturday,
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Disney and YouTube TV reach deal that restores ABC, ESPN and other programming to streaming platform
The agreement also includes access to ESPN's new direct-to-consumer service at no additional cost to YouTube TV subscribers, Disney said.
While it was reported that YouTube was the hold out, we're now learning that it was the one that actually caved in first. CNBC has the details, sharing that YouTube didn't get a lot of what it was asking in its negotiations with Disney (via 9to5Google ). Reportedly, YouTube TV is paying the standard rate to Disney based on its current size.
Disney-owned channels like ESPN and ABC have been pulled off of YouTube TV since Oct. 30. How long will the dispute last? Here's the latest.
YouTube TV and Disney have resolved their licensing dispute, restoring Disney channels back on the platform as part of a multi-year deal.
After a lengthy saga that felt unnecessary from the users' standpoint, YouTube and Disney finally inked a new multi-year distribution agreement, putting an end to the roughly two-week-long content blackout that left subscribers without access to ESPN, ABC, and other channels.
Disney in late October pulled ESPN, ABC and other programming from YouTube TV after the sides failed to reach a distribution deal. The new agreement is a "multi-year" deal, Disney said.
After a lot of public drama, YouTube TV and Disney solved their licensing dispute and signed a multi-year distribution agreement. This paved the way for all channels on the Disney network, including ESPC and ABC, to return to YouTube's live cable TV streaming service. But as it turns out, there's more to the deal between YouTube TV and Disney.