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ABC, ESPN Return to YouTube TV After Weekend Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute

ABC, ESPN Return to YouTube TV After Weekend Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute

BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Business YouTube TV will honor its previously announced $15 discount to existing users for one month, even though access to Disney-owned channels will resume on Sunday. After a brief blackout that began on Friday night, ABC, ESPN and several other Disney-owned channels will return to YouTube TV after the Google-owned company and Disney reached a carriage agreement on Sunday afternoon. “We are pleased to announce that after a brief disruption, we have reached a new distribution agreement with Google’s YouTube TV for continued carriage of our portfolio of networks,” Disney said in a statement. “We…
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YouTube TV Loses ABC, ESPN and Other Disney-Owned Channels After Failed Contract Negotiations

YouTube TV Loses ABC, ESPN and Other Disney-Owned Channels After Failed Contract Negotiations

BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Business YouTube TV will now cost $49.99, down from $64.99, as a result of the dropped channels. YouTube TV has lost ABC, ESPN and multiple other Disney-owned channels after the two companies failed to reach a contract on Friday evening. As a result, YouTube will be decreasing the monthly price of its TV streaming platform from $64.99 to $49.99 due to the loss of 25 channels, which include the FX networks, Freeform, the Disney channels, the National Geographic channels and eight local ABC stations. “We know this is frustrating news for…
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