Overview
- Disney’s full linear portfolio — including ESPN, ABC, FX, Freeform and National Geographic — is returning over the course of the day, with previously saved DVR recordings restored.
- The blackout lasted about 15 days after the prior contract expired on Oct. 30, disrupting two college football Saturdays and two Monday Night Football telecasts for roughly 10 million subscribers.
- ESPN Unlimited will be included at no additional charge for YouTube TV subscribers, with select live and library programming integrated in the YouTube TV app and full access targeted by the end of 2026.
- The multi-year pact preserves flexibility for genre-based channel tiers and allows select YouTube offerings to include a Disney+ and Hulu bundle.
- Financial terms were not disclosed; YouTube TV offered a $20 credit during the outage as analysts estimated Disney’s lost revenue at about $30 million per week.