ESPN, YouTube and Disney
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YouTube TV subscribers still do not have access to ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels, as well as related recorded content on their DVRs from Disney brands. As of Saturday, Disney and Google-owned YouTube TV continue to go back and forth in negotiations for a new carriage agreement after the previous one expired Oct. 30.
The impasse carries clear commercial pain. Morgan Stanley has put the cost to Disney at roughly $30 million a week, or about $4.3 million a day, while YouTube TV risks losing subscribers the longer marquee sports and prime-time shows remain unavailable.