US EditionDisney 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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Negotiations between the two parties on a new content distribution agreement have failed.
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