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10-31-2025, 11:54 AM
An agreement couldn't be reached between the 2 sides.
ESPN, ABC, National Geographic and more than a dozen other Disney-owned channels have disappeared from YouTube after the two companies failed to renew their content deal before expiration.
Why it matters: The blackout cuts off major sports programming, including NFL games and college football, for one of the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. with more than 8 million subscribers.
What they're saying: Google said Disney demanded "costly economic terms" that would drive up prices for YouTube subscribers, per a statement released last week.
YouTube updated that blog post just before midnight saying Disney had pulled its channels, "benefiting their own live TV products, including Hulu + Live TV and Fubo."
Disney said YouTube refused to "pay fair rates" for its channels and that the company is "using its market dominance to eliminate competition," per a statement to Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/31/disney-youtube-tv-blackout-espn
ESPN, ABC, National Geographic and more than a dozen other Disney-owned channels have disappeared from YouTube after the two companies failed to renew their content deal before expiration.
Why it matters: The blackout cuts off major sports programming, including NFL games and college football, for one of the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. with more than 8 million subscribers.
What they're saying: Google said Disney demanded "costly economic terms" that would drive up prices for YouTube subscribers, per a statement released last week.
YouTube updated that blog post just before midnight saying Disney had pulled its channels, "benefiting their own live TV products, including Hulu + Live TV and Fubo."
Disney said YouTube refused to "pay fair rates" for its channels and that the company is "using its market dominance to eliminate competition," per a statement to Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/31/disney-youtube-tv-blackout-espn