YouTube TV pulls ABC, ESPN, Disney-owned channels after failing to reach deal

(CNN) — After failing to scope a woody with Disney, YouTube TV volition not beryllium capable to administer Disney-owned channels specified arsenic ESPN and ABC connected its platform, and has dropped the monthly subscription terms to its level by $15, to $49.99.

Negotiations betwixt the 2 companies person been going connected for months. The woody expired Friday.

“We cognize this is frustrating quality for our customers, and not what we wanted,” YouTube said successful an online statement. “We volition proceed conversations with Disney to advocator connected your behalf successful hopes of restoring their contented connected YouTube TV.”

YouTube said it asked Disney to dainty it “like immoderate different TV provider,” the institution wrote successful an online station connected its website, “by offering america the aforesaid rates that services of a akin size pay, crossed Disney’s channels for arsenic agelong arsenic we transportation them.”

Disney said it stands acceptable to scope an equitable agreement.

“We’ve been successful ongoing negotiations with Google’s YouTube TV and, unfortunately, they person declined to scope a just woody with america based connected marketplace presumption and conditions,” the institution said successful a statement. “As a result, their subscribers person mislaid entree to our unrivaled portfolio of networks.”

The Wall Street Journal reported the companies were warring implicit organisation fees for Disney’s channels.

More than a twelve Disney-owned channels person disappeared from YouTube TV, specified arsenic the Disney channels, Freeform, the FX networks and the National Geographic channels.

The woody expired connected Friday, the archetypal time of assemblage shot vessel season, starring galore subscribers and ESPN watchers to kick connected societal media astatine the time. Sports fans besides mislaid entree to Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers versus Minnesota Timberwolves game.