{"id":289511,"date":"2025-11-17T19:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/289511\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T19:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:42:09","slug":"youtube-tv-disney-deal-hints-at-new-genre-bundles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/289511\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube TV Disney deal hints at new genre bundles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"youtube tv home page google tv\"  alt=\"YouTube TV smart TV app home page.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/youtube-tv-home-page-google-tv-scaled.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>YouTube TV and Disney recently worked out their coverage dispute.<br \/>\nIn announcing the resolution, Disney referenced the service\u2019s \u201cgenre-based channel packages.\u201d<br \/>\nRight now there\u2019s really only sports and Spanish bundles, hinting at the possibility of more.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube TV subscribers collectively let out a sigh of relief over the weekend, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/youtube-tv-disney-new-deal-3616239\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the streaming service and Disney resolved their dispute<\/a> and settled on a contract, restoring access to Disney-owned channels for YTTV viewers. In announcing the resolution, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/the-walt-disney-company-announces-multi-year-distribution-agreement-with-youtube-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Disney<\/a> shared a few details about how its content would be available on YouTube TV across the next several years \u2014 and in doing so, might just be teasing some upcoming changes to how you subscribe to that content.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right now, YouTube TV offers its base package, plus your choice of a few add-on options. Sports fans can go with NFL Sunday Ticket or the NFL RedZone with Sports Plus package, adding 14 extra channels. The Entertainment Plus bundle includes HBO, Paramount, and STARZ. And there\u2019s a Spanish Plus bundle with over a dozen more channels of its own.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond those, you can add a couple dozen different channels \u00e0 la carte, just choosing the ones you want, but right now these are your only options so far as add-on channel bundles go.<\/p>\n<p>In announcing the YouTube TV deal, Disney mentioned we\u2019d get \u201csome Disney networks added to genre-based channel packages,\u201d and as <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/11\/17\/youtube-tv-packages-likely-on-the-way-renewed-disney-deal-hints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">9to5Google<\/a> points out, that sounds like it might be a reference to something new.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN being among Disney\u2019s holdings could factor into rumors from earlier this year about YouTube TV interest in a new \u201cSports &amp; Broadcast\u201d bundle. And while we have Sports Plus already, that\u2019s really the only bundle offering that properly feels like it\u2019s \u201cgenre-based\u201d \u2014 looking at the language in Disney\u2019s release, it sounds like YouTube TV might be thinking about multiple bundle offerings like this, greatly expanding options available to viewers.<\/p>\n<p>For the moment, though, that\u2019s all a wee bit speculative, and we may just be reading too much into the statement. And even if new bundles do come to pass, it very much remains to be seen just what kind of value they\u2019ll offer subscribers. We\u2019re very curious to find out, in any case, so we\u2019ll be keeping our eyes peeled for any further additions to the service.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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