Overview
- The blackout began shortly before the midnight ET deadline, removing ABC, ESPN, FX, National Geographic and other Disney networks nationwide.
- YouTube TV said Disney sought rate increases it would not accept, while Disney said Google refused to pay market rates for its channels.
- YouTube TV will offer a one-time $20 credit if the outage persists, and it has removed DVR recordings tied to the affected networks.
- Negotiations are continuing, with proposals such as genre-based tiers and packaging flexibility discussed but not resolved.
- The impasse follows Disney closing a 70% stake in Fubo and integrating operations with Hulu + Live TV, creating a roughly 6 million–subscriber rival to YouTube TV’s estimated 10 million.