Disney takes 70% interest in the sports-focused channel, which becomes the nation's sixth largest pay-TV service with nearly 6 million domestic subscribers.

NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox are increasingly filling their airtime with big specials, events and sports as execs see those shows as the best strategy against the giant streaming services Netflix and Amazon.

YouTube TV confirmed the channels had “expired” from their lineup, and Disney said Google wasn’t willing to accept terms that were “consistent with industry standards.” Both sides are pointing fingers,

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like