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Disney pulls ABC, ESPN and more from YouTube TV as talks break down
- On Friday, YouTube TV announced Disney programming was pulled, removing ESPN, ABC, FX, Nat Geo and other Disney-owned channels from the service.
- On October 30, 2025 the contract expired at 11:59 p.m. with no short-term extension as YouTube TV pushed for shorter deals and lower prices, while Walt Disney Company proposed terms YouTube said would raise prices.
- Paolo Pescatore warned that over 10 million YouTube TV subscribers lost access to more than 20 Disney-owned channels, saying `There is so much at stake` and `Ultimately, the losers are users, and, to a certain extent, Google`.
- YouTube TV offered subscribers a $20 credit if Disney channels remain off long, while sports viewers face disruptions before college football and NFL weekends; short-term workarounds include Hulu + Live TV at $89.99 and Fubo's trial with $54.99 first-month offer.
- Industry patterns show YouTube's heated negotiations with NBCUniversal, Paramount, Fox, and TelevisaUnivision in the past year, while Disney recently took a 70 percent stake in Fubo TV and pulled networks from DirecTV for two weeks in 2024.
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Disney pulls ABC, ESPN, and more channels from YouTube TV over contract dispute
YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels, including ABC and ESPN, after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal. Other channels that vanished from Google’s pay TV platform include the Disney Channel, FX, and Nat Geo. Google’s pay TV platform said in a blog post late Thursday that Disney had followed through on a threat to suspend its content amid the negotiations. The breakdown could impact coverage of some c…
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