Disney and Google said they reached a deal to restore ESPN, ABC and other channels to YouTube TV, two days after a contract dispute knocked them off the streamer. Terms of the deal were not disclos…
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Google said the price for YouTube TV would remain $64.99/month with the Disney renewal but that it would still grant the $15 credit to users that it promised when the networks went dark Friday night after the companies had failed to reach a new deal.
“We have already started to restore access to Disney networks like ESPN and FX, including their live and on-demand content, as well as any recordings that were previously in your Library,” YouTube said Sunday. “We will also be turning on the local ABC stations over the course of the day.” In a statement, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution said, “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.
When their previous deal for Disney-owned networks expired at midnight ET on Dec. 17, Disney and Google were still at odds over carriage fees. That resulted in the removal of Disney’s dozen-plus cable networks and ABC-owned local stations from YouTube TV. Customers also lost access to DVR recordings of Disney programming with the blackout.
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