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In a statement on Oct 30, YouTube accused Disney of proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney's own live TV products." YouTube TV also said it will offer subscribers a $20 credit should ESPN content remain unavailable for an extended period of time.
Walt Disney Co. and Alphabet have agreed to restore ABC and ESPN content on YouTube TV, ending a two-week blackout. The deal includes all Disney networks and allows ESPN's new Unlimited Plan at no extra charge to subscribers.
The standoff in carriage negotiations between YouTube TV and Disney has reached two weeks. At the end of the day on Oct. 30, the previous deal between YouTube TV's parent company, Google, and Disney, which owns ABC and all ESPN-affiliated channels, expired, leaving all of Disney's catalog off the streaming service.
As the YouTube TV-ESPN standoff hurtles toward a second weekend, The Athletic maps out the state of play of the negotiations.