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YouTube TV customers are furious with the ongoing dispute involving the streaming platform and Disney, and every passing day continues to do both parties a tremendous disservice during one of the busiest sports periods of the year.
YouTube TV claims Disney has been "unnecessarily aggressive and assertive," while Disney states the former has blown things out of proportion. Viewers lost 21 of Disney's channels last week, including ABC and ESPN, as neither side could reach a content agreement before the October 30 deadline.
JJ Watt was unhappy about the YouTube TV-ESPN blackout causing him to miss Monday Night Football, and he sounds over the streaming age. If the recent ESPN-YouTube TV blackout made Monday Night Football hard to watch, you are not alone, as legendary NFL pass rusher JJ Watt was feeling your pain.
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.
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Disney and YouTube TV still haven’t struck a deal. ABC and ESPN remain off the platform despite talks to restore them for Election Day coverage.
The Florida-Georgia game, as well as Miami, UCF and FSU football games, are in jeopardy for YouTube TV subscribers amid a carrier dispute with Disney.
On Monday, Disney asked Google to offer ABC to YouTube TV customers on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to bring them Election Night coverage. Google said no -- and suggested instead that Disney allow YouTube TV to bring ABC and ESPN back on the air as the two sides hash out a new agreement,