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Disney’s channels, including ABC and ESPN, are still missing from YouTube TV. Talks are ongoing, but viewers shouldn’t expect a quick fix.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

These alternative streaming services provide access to ABC and ESPN for this weekend's slate of games featuring multiple top-25 matchups.

The blackout of all Disney's networks — including ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, SEC Network, among others — on YouTube TV has now reached over a week. The previous deal between Disney and Google, which is YouTube TV's parent company, expired at the end of the day on Oct. 30, leaving users of the streaming platform without Disney's catalog since then.

Disney-owned channels including ESPN have been unavailable on YouTube TV amid the companies' contract dispute. Here's the latest.

Pay TV subscribers are accustomed to losing channels when negotiations go south between station groups and cable or satellite providers. In those instances, TV stations get yanked from the cable lineup until a deal is reached,

"Unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place," Disney executives wrote in a memo on Friday.

Disney has had blackout disruptions on major providers in each of last two years, having an 11-day dispute with Charter in 2023 and a 13-day battle with DirecTV in 2024. There are a few other live TV streaming services offering great deals and channels that YouTube TV customers no longer have access to.