Overview
- Google and Disney struck a multi-year agreement on Nov. 14 that brought ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks back to YouTube TV after a roughly two-week blackout, with a one-time $20 bill credit offered to affected subscribers.
- ESPN Unlimited is now included for YouTube TV customers, adding all ESPN linear networks, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+ programming and WWE Premium Live Events without an additional fee.
- Subscribers must link their YouTube TV subscription to an ESPN account through the ESPN app or website to activate ESPN Unlimited access.
- Puck, as cited by Android Headlines, reports MLB.TV will fold into the ESPN app in 2026 and stop being distributed through third parties such as YouTube TV, though MLB and ESPN have not announced it.
- PCWorld highlights possible price hikes and genre-based ‘skinny’ bundles as potential outcomes of recent carriage deals, but YouTube TV has not announced any such changes.