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Disney asked YouTube to add ABC ahead of Election Day. YouTube TV said in the past two elections, its viewers largely did not watch ABC.
The war of words between Disney and Google continues — on the fourth day of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV amid a fee dispute. On Monday, Disney asked Google to offer ABC to YouTube TV customers on Tuesday,
Google-owned streaming service YouTube TV has rejected an offer by the Walt Disney Company that would have allowed the cable television alternative to offer local ABC stations and affiliates for Election Night coverage on Tuesday.
Disney has asked YouTube TV to restore ABC on its platform for Election Day on Tuesday as the two sides continue to negotiate a new carriage deal. The former's portfolio of networks went dark on the Google-owned platform last week ahead of a Sept.
YouTube TV subscribers hoping to watch tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals will, unfortunately, have to find a different way to stream this NFC East meets NFC West matchup.
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YouTube TV just lost Disney and ESPN — here's 3 live TV streaming services to consider instead
Over 10 million YouTube TV subscribers just lost access to all Disney-owned networks, including ESPN and ABC. At midnight on Oct. 30, the distribution deal between Disney, which owns ESPN, ABC and numerous other networks, ended, and at present, there's no deal in place to keep the networks on the nation's most popular live TV streaming service.