November 15, 2025 - NEW YORK -- Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels such as ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned live-streaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that lasted over two weeks.

December 10, 2025 - One package that we know our customers will be excited for is the YouTube TV Sports Plan. The Sports Plan will offer fans access to all the major broadcasters as well as sports networks like FS1, NBC Sports Network, all of the ESPN networks, as well as ESPN Unlimited.

1 month ago - The Sports Plan would include all of the ESPN networks, including ESPN Unlimited, as well as FS1 and NBC Sports Network. Subscribers will be able to add on more programming, such as NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone.

November 24, 2025 - The recent Disney-YouTube TV impasse, which lasted about two weeks before a multi‑year deal restored ESPN/ABC/FX to roughly 10 million YouTube TV subscribers, shows how quickly national sports access can be disrupted and then resolved under pressure.

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November 21, 2025 - But if you weren't paying attention to the news closely, you might have missed one important detail. With this new distribution agreement, YouTube TV subscribers are getting access to the ESPN Unlimited streaming service for free.

November 19, 2025 - That carriage dispute officially ended on Friday with the Disney-owned channels returning to the streaming platform. Additionally, YouTube TV subscribers will now have access to all ESPN Unlimited content, as well.

November 18, 2025 - In a statement, YouTube TV said, ... and future flexibility in our offers. Subscribers should see channels including ABC, ESPN and FX returning to their service over the course of the day, as well as any recordings that were previously ...

November 14, 2025 - Johnston mentioned that while Disney is losing millions of dollars every day from the dispute, "any customers subscribing directly to a Disney or ESPN platform or switching their subscription are at least somewhat mitigating the losses." Here is a full quote from Disney CEO Bob Iger from the earnings call about the YouTube TV dispute, courtesy of Awful Announcing:

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November 15, 2025 - YouTube TV officials said of the ... and future flexibility in our offers. Subscribers should see channels including ABC, ESPN and FX returning to their service over the course of the day."...

November 15, 2025 - Disney Entertainment's co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, along with ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, said in a statement that said the agreement reflects "how audiences choose to watch" entertainment. "We are pleased that our networks have been restored in time for fans to enjoy the many great programming options this weekend, including college football," they said. More than 20 Disney-owned channels were removed from YouTube TV, which offered its subscribers $20 credits this week due to the dispute.

November 15, 2025 - A report from The Athletic's Andrew ... Alex Sherman, who wrote that ESPN Unlimited “will be made available on YouTube TV to base plan subscribers at no additional cost by the end of 2026.”...

New subscribers can still access ESPN+ via the ESPN Select and Unlimited plans, including as part of the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN bundles, which you can purchase through ESPN, Disney+ or Hulu. Certain TV Packages will also continue to provide ESPN+ content in these new plans.

October 31, 2025 - Stream live TV from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN & popular cable networks in English and Spanish. Record without DVR storage space limits. Try it free. Cancel anytime.

November 15, 2025 - ESPN networks are once again available to YouTube TV subscribers after a blackout lasted more than two weeks, thanks to a new distribution deal.

November 3, 2025 - just got the update...YouTube TV has kicked ESPN products and ABC to the curb. So, I'll have to subscribe to ESPN via their app I suppose ? ?

September 15, 2025 - Another dimension here is that Disney has recently launched a full espn direct to consumer app and are pushing heavily for it. YouTube TV represents an existential threat to their plans to shift viewers from “cable” packages directly to their app.