Disney, Google and YouTube
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Disney's top brass is telling the troops that they're going to continue to fight for a "fair deal" with Google's YouTube TV, after the internet service pulled ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks Thursday night.
Channels owned by The Walt Disney Co., including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, Freeform and others will be pulled from the Google-owned pay-TV service at midnight ET after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement ahead of a midnight deadline.
One of Microsoft’s highest-ranking channel executives has decamped to Google, taking on a role working with Google’s ecosystem.
Following its failed deal with Disney, YouTube TV is handing out $10 monthly credits—but not everyone qualifies, and it’s not automatic.