Disney and YouTube TV are stuck in a stalemate. ESPN personalities are appealing to YouTube TV customers, but their messages might not be resonating.

Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.

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On Monday, Disney asked Google to offer ABC to YouTube TV customers on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to bring them Election Night coverage. Google said no -- and suggested instead that Disney allow YouTube TV to bring ABC and ESPN back on the air as the two sides hash out a new agreement,

Viewers who have YouTube TV subscriptions can no longer see Disney channels after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.

Many YouTube TV subscribers are switching to DirecTV Stream after losing over 20 Disney-owned channels. Redditors note that DirecTV Stream offers a larger channel library than YouTube TV, albeit at a slightly higher price.

ESPN programs will be removed from YouTube TV on Oct. 31 if a deal is not reached by then. Disney, the company that owns ESPN, and Google, the company the owns YouTube TV, are in a stalemate in contract negotiations for an agreement regarding Disney programs on YouTube TV.

Can Pat McAfee help Disney prevail over YouTube TV in TV’s never-ending carriage wars? Disney’s ESPN said it would make one of its most popular sports telecasts, “ College GameDay ,” widely available via the X social-media platform as the entertainment conglomerate grapples with a blackout of its networks on YouTube TV,