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<\/p>\nDisney wants to “make sure that we agree to a deal that reflects the value that we deliver,” CEO Bob Iger said on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n
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ESPN, ABC go dark on YouTube TV. Here’s how you can still watch your favorite events and shows<\/p>\n
Content from Disney, which owns ESPN and ABC, was pulled from YouTube TV after a carriage agreement expired on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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It’s been more than two weeks since Disney’s content was pulled from YouTube TV<\/a>, and the dispute<\/a> doesn’t appear to have an end in sight.<\/p>\n Disney-owned channels, including ESPN and ABC,\u00a0were removed from YouTube TV\u00a0on Oct. 30 after the companies could not reach\u00a0a new contractual agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n YouTube TV, which is owned by Google,\u00a0has\u00a0accused\u00a0Disney<\/a> of proposing “costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices.” Because of the disruption, YouTube TV has offered subscribers a $20 credit.<\/a><\/p>\n On the other hand, Disney has said Google “is using its market dominance to eliminate competition and undercut the industry-standard terms we\u2019ve successfully negotiated with every other distributor.” In a note to employees on Nov. 7<\/a>, Disney said it had made concessions in the negotiations, including offering YouTube TV a deal “that would cost\u00a0less\u00a0overall than the terms of our recently expired license.”<\/p>\n Here’s the latest.<\/p>\n Disney executive says YouTube TV negotiations ‘could go for a little while’<\/p>\n In a call with investors<\/a> on Nov. 13, Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston said the company is prepared that negotiations with YouTube TV “could go for a little while.” He didn’t provide further comment on an expected timeline.<\/p>\n Disney CEO Bob Iger also said on the call that its offer to YouTube is “commensurate with deals that we’ve already struck” with other distributors.<\/p>\n “While we’ve been working tirelessly to close this deal and restore our channels to the platform, it’s also imperative that we make sure that we agree to a deal that reflects the value that we deliver, which both YouTube, by the way, and Alphabet have told us is greater than the value of any other provider,” Iger said.<\/p>\n USA TODAY has reached out to YouTube TV for further comment.<\/p>\n See timeline of Disney, YouTube TV contract dispute<\/p>\n The quarrel between Disney and YouTube TV began in mid-October. While YouTube TV has faced contract issues with other networks<\/a> in recent months, this one has had the largest consumer impact, by far. Here’s the full timeline:<\/p>\n Oct. 23<\/a>: YouTube TV warns subscribers that Disney content could be removed if a new contract agreement isn’t reached by 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 30.Oct. 30<\/a>: Disney content is pulled from platform.Nov. 3<\/a>: Google rejects Disney’s plea to restore content for 24 hours on Election Day.Nov. 7:<\/a> Disney executives say in a note to employees that “we are headed into another sports-packed weekend” without its programming on YouTube TV.Nov. 9<\/a>: YouTube TV issues $20 credit to subscribers for disruption.Nov. 13: Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston said negotiations with YouTube TV “could go for a little while.”Which Disney channels were pulled from YouTube TV?<\/p>\n Here is the full list of Disney channels that are currently unavailable on YouTube TV, per\u00a0Google<\/a>:<\/p>\n ABCABC News LiveACC NetworkDisney ChannelDisney JuniorDisney XDESPNESPNewsESPN2ESPNUFreeformFXFXMFXXLocalishNat GeoNat Geo WildSEC NetworkSpanish-language plan: ESPN Deportes, Baby TV Espa\u00f1ol, Nat Geo Mundo<\/p>\n