Video-streaming giant YouTube has failed to reach a deal with Disney to keep more than a dozen Disney-owned channels on the live TV streaming service.
The company said it had good faith negotiations with Disney for several months, and despite best efforts, the company failed to reach an equitable agreement before the existing contract is expired.
As a result, Google’s cord-cutting service temporarily costs $49.99 until the dispute is resolved.
The previous deal expired on December 17. As of 12 a.m. ET, the following channels are no longer available on YouTube TV:
- Your local ABC channel
- ABC News Live
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- Freeform
- FX
- FXX
- FXM
- National Geographic
- National Geographic Wild
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPN3 (by authentication to the ESPN app)
- ESPNU
- ESPNEWS
- SEC Network
- ACC Network
The channels are gone from the “Live” tab and search, while previous Library recordings have also been removed.
“We’ve held good faith negotiations with Disney for several months. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an equitable agreement before our existing one expired,” YouTube TV said in a statement on Friday.
“As of December 17, 2021, end of day Eastern Time, all Disney-owned channels, including ESPN and your local ABC station, are unavailable on YouTube TV. Members will not be able to watch live or local content from Disney and will also lose access to any previous Library recordings from these channels, including 4K content that is available as part of the 4K Plus add-on,” it added in the statement.
YouTube TV said it will decrease the monthly price by $15, from $64.99 to $49.99, for the base plan while this content remains off of our platform. A credit of $15 per month will automatically be issued. Once the content is unavailable, this credit will be applied to next bill after December 17.
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