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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://apnews.com/article/disney-youtube-streaming-college-football-   
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   YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and   
   ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution   
   deal.   
      
   Other channels that vanished from Google’s pay TV platform include the   
   Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo.   
      
   Google’s pay TV platform said in a blog post late Thursday that Disney had   
   followed through on a threat to suspend its content amid the negotiations.   
      
   The breakdown could impact coverage of some college football games on   
   Saturday, as well as NBA, NFL and NHL games.   
      
   YouTube is the largest internet TV provider in the U.S. with more than 9   
   million subscribers. Hulu, owned by Disney, is next, with about half that   
   many subscribers.   
      
   Viewers have become aware of the dispute in recent weeks because of   
   warnings being scrolled across their screens.   
      
   YouTube said Disney used the threat of a blackout as a negotiating tactic   
   that would have resulted in higher prices for its subscribers. Disney’s   
   move to take down its content also benefits its own streaming products   
   Hulu + Live TV and Fubo, YouTube said.   
      
   “We know this is a frustrating and disappointing outcome for our   
   subscribers and we continue to urge Disney to work with us constructively   
   to reach a fair agreement that restores their networks to YouTube TV,” it   
   said.   
      
   YouTube said it would give subscribers a $20 credit if Disney content   
   unavailable “for an extended period of time.” YouTube TV’s base   
   subscription plan costs $82.99 per month.   
      
      
   Disney said that YouTube TV is refusing to pay fair rates for its channels   
   and has chosen to “deny their subscribers the content they value most,”   
   pointing out the number of Top 25 teams playing this weekend.   
      
   “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,” Disney said. The   
   company said that it was committed to reaching a resolution as quickly as   
   possible.   
      
      
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