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YouTube TV rejects Disney's request to restore ABC for Election Day coverage amid blackout
Disney made the request earlier Monday, but YouTube TV said restoring the broadcast channels for a single day would cause greater confusion. The channels have been blacked out since last week.
A significant chunk of video programming from ABC and ESPN is unavailable due to Google and Disney's inability to reach a licensing deal. On Thursday night, YouTube TV’s parent Google announced it was losing access to Disney content,
Viewers who have YouTube TV subscriptions can no longer see Disney channels after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.