Disney Goes Dark on YouTube TV. Why the House of Mouse and Google Are Feuding. Disney channels including ESPN and ABC disappeared from Google’s YouTube TV overnight, after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new streaming agreement.

After a year of culture wars, price hikes, and now the fury of sports fans amid the YouTube TV dispute, Disney is in its villain era.

The YouTube TV (Google) vs. ESPN (Disney) standoff is affecting subscribers but is a harbinger for fans as tech giants get involved in rights deals.

Disney countered in a statement to Variety, saying, “This is the latest example of Google exploiting its position at the expense of their own customers,” and they request “our partners to pay fair rates.” But their current contract expires on October 30, at 11:59 p.m., and there seems to be no short-term extension in sight.

Disney’s channels will be removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline. The blackout will leave subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic and Freeform.

Disney said networks including ABC and ESPN could go dark on Google's YouTube TV as soon as next week, amid an impasse in deal-renewal talks.

If USF is playing in that game, Bulls fans who remain subscribers to YouTube TV would have to break out the rabbit ears to watch the game. The good news is, that would be free. This article was originally published on www.greengoldandbold.com as Some USF Football Viewers at Risk as Disney-YouTube TV Clash Threatens Game Access.

Here's the rundown: On Oct. 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET, the distribution deal between Disney, which owns ESPN, ABC and numerous other networks, will end. At that point, YouTube TV will no longer air any Disney-owned networks until a new deal is struck.

If not, plenty of college football and Monday Night Football won't be easily available to YouTube TV customers. Next Monday, the Cowboys host the Cardinals on ESPN and ABC. Follow along with the latest as the Blue Jays and Dodgers head west for Game 3 of the World Series.

It's Day 7 of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV - and the patience of the internet TV service's subscribers is wearing thin. Disney's nets went dark on YouTube TV service just before midnight ET on Thursday,