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Good and bad news, YouTube TV subscribers. YouTube is adding nine new channels to its live TV service. But it's also raising prices. Previously priced at $39.99 a month, YouTube TV now costs $49.99 a month. Those billed through Apple, meanwhile, will be ...
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Disney's Controversial Stalemate After Price Hikes Hit With More Bad NewsIt may take more than a wish upon a star for YouTube TV and Disney to hammer out their contentious streaming deal. On Friday, Nov. 7, Disney higher-ups confirmed that they had yet to reach an agreement about returning their channels, including ABC and ESPN, to YouTube TV after they were removed from the streaming service on Oct. 30.
YouTube TV claims Disney has been "unnecessarily aggressive and assertive," while Disney states the former has blown things out of proportion. Viewers lost 21 of Disney's channels last week, including ABC and ESPN, as neither side could reach a content agreement before the October 30 deadline.
YouTube TV and ESPN have failed to come to an agreement which leaves streaming subscribers without Disney products.
For the time being, millions of YouTube TV subscribers are no longer able to access Disney-owned channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, National Geographic, FX, and a whole bunch more.
After a year of culture wars, price hikes, and now the fury of sports fans amid the YouTube TV dispute, Disney is in its villain era.
Millions of YouTube TV subscribers have lost access to channels like ABC, ESPN, and FX after Disney and Google failed to reach a new distribution deal.Disney-owned networks officially went dark on YouTube TV at midnight EDT on Friday,
Rising costs of sports rights fees and other other factors have fueled YouTube's disputes with Disney and other media companies.