Disney Outage on YouTube TV Gets Spicier as Google Spurns ABC
CNET·2025-11-04 18:48A contract dispute between Disney and YouTube TV has resulted in the removal of ESPN, ABC, FX and all other Disney-owned channels from the streaming service, with little indication that the standoff will be resolved soon.The disagreement stems from the "carriage fee" that Google pays Disney in order to broadcast its channels on YouTube TV. Disney has run into similar negotiating standoffs with other broadcasters in the past, including Spectrum/Charter cable in 2023 and DirecTV in 2024. Disney asked YouTube ...