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- Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV because of a spat between the companies.
- Popular Disney channels like ABC and ESPN are currently missing from the platform.
- YouTube parent Google promised subscribers a $20 credit if the blackout drags on.
A Disney blackout on YouTube TV has left subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic, and Freeform.
YouTube TV subscribers also aren’t able to access Disney content that they had added to their libraries on the platform.
Popular shows across Disney channels include “Abbott Elementary” and ESPN’s coverage of the NFL, NBA, and college sports.
YouTube and Disney failed to reach a new carriage agreement by a Thursday deadline.
A Disney spokesperson said that YouTube’s parent company Google had refused to pay fair rates for its channels.
“With a $3 trillion market cap, Google is using its market dominance to eliminate competition and undercut the industry-standard terms we’ve successfully negotiated with every other distributor,” the Disney spokesperson said in a statement.
YouTube TV said in an email to customers that it was working to bring Disney content back to the platform. The company said it would offer subscribers a $20 credit if the content was unavailable for an extended period of time, though it didn’t specify this time period.
Here’s the full list of Disney channels currently blacked out on YouTube TV and some of their shows:
ABC
“Monday Night Football,” “Abbott Elementary,” “High Potential”
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews
NFL, NBA, College football
Freeform
“Project Runway,” “Love Thy Nader,” “According to Jim”
FX and FXX
“The Lowdown,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Simpsons”
Disney Junior
“Bluey,” “Mickey Mouse Club,” “Superkitties”
SEC Network
Coverage of Southeastern Conference sports
Nat Geo and Nat Geo Wild
“Ice Road Rescue,” “Northwoods Survival,” “Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World.”
Disney Channel
“Kiff,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Big City Greens”
FXM
Movies such as “Spider-Man 3” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”
ABC News Live
Rolling news coverage
ACC Network
Coverage of Atlantic Coast Conference sports
Disney XD
“Gravity Falls,” “Armorsaurs,” “StuGo”
ESPN Deportes, Baby TV Español, Nat Geo Mundo (Spanish Plan)
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