Source: Engadget
Disney’s channels have gone dark on YouTube TV after the companies failed to reach an agreement by their October 30 deadline. The affected channels include ESPN, local ABC stations, ABC News, FX, NatGeo, Disney Channel and Freeform. ‘Last week Disney used the threat of a blackout on YouTube TV as a negotiating tactic to force deal terms that would raise prices on our customers,’ YouTube said in an announcement on its blog. ‘They’re now following through on that threat, suspending their content on YouTube TV.’ YouTube added that Disney’s decision harms its subscribers while benefiting its own live TV products, such as Hulu+Live TV and Fubo. In a statement sent to the Los Angeles Times, however, Disney accused Google’s YouTube TV of choosing to deny ‘subscribers the content they value most by refusing to pay fair rates for [its] channels, including ESPN and ABC.'” (10/31/25)