November 8, 2025 - A new survey shows that 24% of YouTube TV customers have already canceled or plan to soon (but YouTube disputes these findings) Monday Night Football audience dropped 21.4% this week compared to the week prior · ESPN's own Pat McAfee has railed against the Disney vs YouTube war.

September 4, 2025 - The only thing you dont get on streaming services is the home shopping network, and you don't need any live TV if you're not watching sports lmao. Always blows my mind people pay for cable and don't watch literally the only thing youd need cable for ... DirecTV has new genre packs available for streaming. The entertainment pack is a pretty good deal for someone who doesn't want sports. ... YoutubeTV crushes cable, but not having the ESPN portfolio is a problem - I loved that they offered all ESPN channels, and you could purchase the all-access portion as well, now there is nothing when there were 8 channels plus ABC.

November 1, 2025 - Via Matt Yoder of AwfulAnnouncing.com, ... with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Mike Greenberg, and Scott Van Pelt. Each has taken to social media with nearly identical messages that push the company line: You could lose access to live sports, and you should visit KeepMyNetworks.com to learn more. KeepMyNetworks.com has at the top of the page various options for complaining directly to YouTube about the outage. Next comes a link to other TV providers, ...

November 7, 2025 - ESPN just recently reached carriage deals with Spectrum and Comcast. ... Ultimately, YouTube TV is a live sports service and needs ESPN. It began in 2017 as an alternative to cutting the cord.

November 15, 2025 - BURBANK, CA (November 14, 2025) ... new deal, Disney’s full suite of networks and stations – including ESPN and ABC – have already begun to be restored to YouTube TV subscribers....

November 11, 2025 - YouTube TV subscribers missed yet another weekend of sports action on ESPN and ABC amid a carriage dispute between the streaming service and Disney, and they missed yet another high-profile sporting event on Monday night.

September 9, 2025 - Disney has the leverage. YouTube TV is just the provider. ... Exactly this and why I am not cancelling my YTTV. Disney just finished extorting Comcast earlier in the year. They withheld ABC and ESPN and forced them to sell their 33% share in Hulu to get it back.

November 7, 2025 - Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC are still unavailable to watch on YouTube TV as the contract dispute between the companies passes the weeklong mark.

November 12, 2025 - So saying the ESPN rate is settled but the ABC rate is not is essentially a semantic argument. Both are directly tied to how the live sports inventory on those channels are valued in conjunction with one another. None of this information would seem to indicate a resolution is imminent. However, both sides still have plenty of incentive to reach a deal sooner rather than later. Disney continues to lose about $5 million each day it remains dark on YouTube TV.

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 12, 2025 - For over a week, ABC and ESPN have remained off YouTube TV for nearly 10 million subscribers, with analysts estimating Disney’s losses at $4.3 million per day—around $30 million weekly—as negotiations drag on ahead of Thursday’s quarterly ...

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.

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November 15, 2025 - Price hike incoming with the promise that the YTTV/ESPN Unlimited bundle is 100% totally going to happen next year. Even though every other eligible provider is already getting the new ESPN app. ... I don't know the details, but I am good to see YouTube TV stand up against these greedy Corporate Monsters!

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.

November 11, 2025 - YouTube TV claims that Disney is asking for terms that would increase costs for subscribers, while Disney argues that YouTube TV is not valuing its content fairly. As a result, Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC, have been unavailable to YouTube TV users since Oct.

November 10, 2025 - USA TODAY Sports' Prince Grimes 'overreacts' to some of the best games from Sunday's Week 10 slate. The Green Bay Packers take on the Philadelphia Eagles Nov. 10 on "Monday Night Football," and there's sure to be talk of the ongoing YouTube TV blackout of Disney networks, including ESPN.