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ESPN, ABC and more pulled from YouTube TV: Everything you need to know about other streaming options
ESPN, ABC and more popular channels were pulled from YouTube TV earlier today following an ongoing partnership dispute between YouTube TV and Disney.
YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal. Other channels that vanished from Google’s pay TV platform include the Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo.
Other streaming services certainly benefitted with an influx of new subscribers as fans of teams in the ACC, Big 12 and SEC playing on ESPN, ESPN2 and the conference’s networks couldn’t watch the games. YouTube TV has roughly 10 million subscribers as customers have ditched linear cable in favor of streaming to watch television networks.
On Saturday, the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons will face off in an exciting interconference NBA matchup.
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Disney has pulled its channels, including ESPN and ABC, from YouTube TV after the companies failed to reach a contract agreement. Here's what we know.