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During perhaps one of the best seasons for watching sports on television, ESPN channels were removed from the YouTube TV streaming platform. However, there are way subscribers can watch football and more sports this weekend with some help from other streaming services.
An NFL insider is calling on Disney and Google to quickly reach a deal after their contract dispute. The disagreement left millions unable to watch college and NFL games this past weekend on YouTube TV.
The release of the memo to ESPN employees is the latest twist in the protracted stand-off between the distributor and content company.
Like a desperate quarterback, millions of college football fans could be scrambling. Disney pulled ESPN and ABC from YouTube TV on Friday after both sides failed to meet a midnight deadline to strike a deal over content distribution.
Disney's feud with Google and YouTube TV is reportedly costing the entertainment company a whopping $5 million a day.
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YouTube TV-Disney blackout a sign of future rights deals. The real losers are the fans
The YouTube TV (Google) vs. ESPN (Disney) standoff is affecting subscribers but is a harbinger for fans as tech giants get involved in rights deals.
According to a new survey from Drive Research (via Variety ), YouTube TV subscribers aren't happy. In response to the standoff, 24% of respondents said they had already cancelled their subscription or were planning to do so. That's according to around 1,100 consumers who responded to the survey.
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