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YouTube TV is reportedly offering some subscribers a $10 monthly credit for six months as compensation for the loss of Disney channels.
“Unfortunately, Google’s YouTube TV has chosen to deny their subscribers the content they value most by refusing to pay fair rates for our channels, including ESPN and ABC,” a Disney spokesperson told Variety Magazine in a report on Oct. 30.
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Disney offered YouTube TV a revised agreement that included complimentary access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, but it required leaving YouTube TV, an arrangement Google found unacceptable (via YouTube’s blog post).
Disney’s channels will be removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline. The blackout will leave subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic and Freeform.
Once you log into your YouTube TV account on desktop, you can check to see if you’re able to receive credit by going to 'Settings' and selecting 'Membership', and then 'Manage Plan'. When you accept it, the $10 credit will then be applied to your monthly bill.
Discussions on Reddit indicate that many YouTube TV users are switching to or considering a move to DirecTV following the Disney debacle.
YouTube TV dropped ESPN, ABC and other channels after a new deal couldn’t be reached.
Disney programming including ESPN, ABC and FX channels went dark on YouTube TV after the companies failed to reach agreement on contract renewal terms.
YouTube TV and Disney are negotiating a renewed distribution agreement, and if a deal—or an extension of talks—isn’t agreed to by Friday, ESPN and ABC would likely go dark on the platform. Alternatively,