Disney and YouTube TV have reached a deal
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As part of the agreement, all ESPN networks, ABC, Disney-branded channels, Freeform, the FX Networks, and the National Geographic channels are all available to YouTube TV customers. Additionally, ESPN’s new Unlimited Plan will be available at no additional cost to YouTube TV subscribers.
Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the company's standoff with Google on Thursday amid a carriage rights battle that has left YouTube TV customers without ABC, ESPN and a host of other Disney networks since Oct. 30.
As the impasse continues, YouTube TV subscribers have been offered a welcome boost from another network willing to fill the void left by ESPN’s absence.
There's a new NBC Sports Network channel debuting first on YouTube TV, to help make up for the ESPN-shaped hole in your life.
Disney's carriage squabble with YouTube TV has spurred viewership and ratings issues for some of its top properties, including "World News Tonight"