ESPN makes final plea to YouTube TV customers
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ESPN, ABC and all the other Disney channels are still not available on YouTube TV as the two companies continue their contract fight.
A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the company asked YouTube TV to restore access to ABC for Election Day on Tuesday “so subscribers have access to the information they rely on, adding it would be a “small step for their customers while we continue to work toward a fair agreement.”
YouTube TV has a new comeback for Disney amid its carriage dispute, calling the company “aggressive” in its negotiations.
Disney and YouTube TV are stuck in a stalemate. ESPN personalities are appealing to YouTube TV customers, but their messages might not be resonating.
On November 2, YouTube said on X (the former Twitter) that it will give subscribers a $20 credit if Disney content remains unavailable “for an extended period of time.” Google’s pay TV platform added that it continues to negotiate with Disney and that subscribers should receive an email with more details in the coming days.
Disney’s top brass told the troops that the media company’s leaders are going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” with Google’s YouTube TV, after the internet service pulled ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks Thursday night.
A standoff between Disney and Google reached a fever pitch on Monday night after YouTube TV announced it pulled ABC and ESPN off of its platform after the two sides couldn’t agree on a new deal. On Oct.