Disney Fights Google's YouTube TV
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The Disney YouTube TV blackout has DWTS fans wondering if they will be able to watch Tuesday night's live episode.
A perk of subscribing to YouTube TV, per Google’s marketing, is the ability to “record it all with unlimited DVR space.” A footnote on the YouTube TV homepage notes that unlimited DVR is subject to “device, regional, and Internet restrictions” but overlooks an additional restriction in the form of multi-conglomerate spats.
While "College GameDay" was not shown on YouTube TV, Pat McAfee, who has excited college football fans since joining the show as an analyst in 2022, streamed the entire three-hour broadcast on his X account.
Disney has asked Google's YouTube TV to restore ABC for Election Day coverage in service of public interest, just days after its networks went dark on the pay-TV platform. Disney's networks went dark on YouTube TV after negotiations to reach a licensing deal failed,
More than 10 million U.S. subscribers to YouTube TV lost access to a major lineup of networks from The Walt Disney Company, including ESPN, ABC, FX and Nat
New subscribers (and those who cancelled their membership a month or more ago) can get Hulu + Live TV for $64.99/month for the first three months of the Basic plan (regular price of $89.99/month after that). Act now, as this deal is only around until November 18th!
Walt Disney Co. asked YouTube TV to restore the broadcast of its ABC network for Election Day, as a fight over distribution fees drags on.
The Walt Disney Company, which owns the ABC television network, and Google, which owns YouTube TV, have reached an impasse in their negotiations. As a result, all ABC affiliates, including KSTP, have been removed from YouTube TV’s lineup.
Carriage beef between Google and Disney leaves YouTube TV users without access to major sports telecasts this week.