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Disney-owned channels now unavailable to stream on YouTube TV include sports networks ESPN and ESPN2, major television network ABC, and plenty of others, including the Disney Channel, FX, Freeform, National Geographic and Spanish-language channels including ESPN Deportes, Baby TV Español and Nat Geo Mundo.
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Here’s what we know about YouTube losing its Disney-owned TV channels and a list of the channels that are affected.
Millions of YouTube TV subscribers have lost access to channels like ABC, ESPN, and FX after Disney and Google failed to reach a new distribution deal.Disney-owned networks officially went dark on YouTube TV at midnight EDT on Friday,
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.
While the spats with Paramount, Fox and NBCUniversal were resolved ahead of the carriage deadline, the dispute with TelevisaUnivision resulted in the Spanish-language platform going dark on YouTube TV on September 30.
YouTube TV subscribers can get a $10 monthly credit for a limited time to compensate for the recent removal of Disney channels from the platform.