“YouTube TV should really consider launching optional genre packs, similar to what DirecTV Stream offers. For example, a 'News Pack' could bundle premium channels like CNN, CNBC, BBC World News, Bloomberg, and others for a small add-on price,” reads the thread started by user Gadget Freeky.

The agreement also includes access to ESPN's new direct-to-consumer service at no additional cost to YouTube TV subscribers, Disney said.

After 14 days, the dispute between YouTube TV and Disney has finally ended. But it won't be the last blackout customers see.

In fact, “forty-three percent of Gen Z and millennials surveyed indicate a willingness to pay more for streaming video subscriptions that include access to live sports, although their engagement with live content remains to be seen,” according to the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications 2025 Digital Media Trends survey.

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.

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.

After two weeks, YouTube TV and Disney have reached an agreement to bring ESPN, ABC, and others back to the streaming platform.

After a 15-day standoff, a deal cleared the way for YouTube TV to resume carrying ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels.

YouTube TV and Disney resolved their carriage dispute, restoring major networks and issuing an apology. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox