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“Unfortunately, Google’s YouTube TV has chosen to deny their subscribers the content they value most by refusing to pay fair rates for our channels, including ESPN and ABC,” a Disney spokesperson told Variety Magazine in a report on Oct. 30.
A Disney blackout on YouTube TV has left subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic, and Freeform. YouTube TV subscribers also aren't able to access Disney content that they had added to their libraries on the platform.
ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze is in Washington with the latest on the standoff between Disney and YouTube TV affecting how millions watch sports and shows.