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Why YouTube TV Subscribers Still Can’t Watch ESPN And ABC—And How Long The Blackout Could Last
ESPN, ABC and other channels owned by Disney have been unavailable for YouTube TV’s estimated 10 million subscribers since Oct. 30.
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How YouTube TV subscribers can get their $20 credit while Disney’s ESPN and ABC remain off the air
Open YouTube TV in a web browser and go to your Membership Settings. Click Membership. Click Manage. Click Cancel Membership, and then click Cancel to confirm.
Disney and Google have been locked in a standoff since Oct. 30, leaving YouTube TV customers without Disney's slate of networks like ABC and ESPN.
YouTube TV's 10 million customers have been without Disney channels for two weeks; CEO Bob Iger told Wall Street analysts: "We're trying really hard ... working tirelessly to close this deal."
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.
Disney has its quarterly earnings scheduled for Thursday, which could be a potential impetus for a deal to be completed.
The Disney-YouTube TV fight is on day 13. One analyst expects a deal before Disney's earnings report.
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.
The current battle over carrier pricing between Disney and YouTube TV has now blacked out two weekends of college football plus two episodes of Monday Night Football – which are