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There are a few options you can use to watch ESPN, ABC and more Disney channels streaming free this weekend, or on the cheap, as this carriage dispute drags on between YouTube TV and Disney.
Following its failed deal with Disney, YouTube TV is handing out $10 monthly credits—but not everyone qualifies, and it’s not automatic.
YouTube TV subscribers still do not have access to ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels, as well as related recorded content on their DVRs from Disney brands. As of Saturday, Disney and Google-owned YouTube TV continue to go back and forth in negotiations for a new carriage agreement after the previous one expired Oct. 30.
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YouTube TV and Disney remain in a contract stalemate, leaving millions of customers without access to ESPN/ABC channels.
Disney asked YouTube to add ABC ahead of Election Day. YouTube TV said in the past two elections, its viewers largely did not watch ABC.
Disney wants to get back on YouTube TV in the name of public service. In the media conglomerate’s latest attempt to generate support for its content following a blackout on the Google-owned TV service,
ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels have not been available on YouTube TV since Thursday because of an impasse in contract talks for a new distribution deal. YouTube TV subscribers could miss election coverage and "Monday Night Football.
YouTube TV subscribers missed yet another weekend of sports action and are expected to miss Monday night's showdown between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles as a result of a carriage dispute with Disney,