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Two weeks into the YouTube TV blackout of Disney networks including ESPN and ABC, Disney CFO Hugh Johnston said 'we’re ready to go as long as they want to.'
The Disney-YouTube TV fight is on day 13. One analyst expects a deal before Disney's earnings report.
Morgan Stanley estimates Disney loses $30 million weekly from YouTube TV blackout affecting ABC and ESPN channels, as the dispute nears the end of its second week.
Two weeks into the YouTube TV blackout of Disney networks including ESPN and ABC, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company is working 'tirelessly' to close a deal but that it's 'imperative' a renewal 'reflects the value that we deliver.
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Looking for games on ESPN, ABC and more? Here's where to watch as the YouTube TV and Disney dispute enters its second week.
Disney has its quarterly earnings scheduled for Thursday, which could be a potential impetus for a deal to be completed.
A dispute between Disney and YouTube TV costs Disney about $4.3 million daily and could cause YouTube TV to lose a fourth of its subscribers.
YouTube TV and Disney failed to reach a deal at the end of October that would keep Disney-owned channels on the service. Subscribers have been offered a $20 credit for the missing channels, and they remain unavailable. Now a report specifically identifies ESPN pricing as the hurdle that’s holding up negotiations.
YouTube TV finally sent an offer to its customers as the company continues its standoff with ESPN amid a carriage rights dispute.
The Athletic reports that Disney and Google’s CEOs have become “more involved” in the negotiations nearly two weeks after ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned channels went dark on YouTube TV. Sources tell the outlet that YouTube TV is still trying to determine how much it should pay for Disney’s non-sports networks like Freeform,
Despite losses worth millions of dollars, Disney and YouTube continue to squabble over pricing with no end in sight.