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Disney execs give status update on talks with YouTube TV ahead of jam-packed sports weekend
"Unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place," Disney executives wrote in a memo on Friday.
Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit and the rest of ESPN's "College GameDay" crew are in Lubbock, Texas, ahead of the top-10 matchup between the No. 7 BYU Cougars and No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders.
One of the most consequential matchups of the season is today when the No. 7 BYU Cougars take on the No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders this morning.
Disney and YouTube TV still have no deal in place, three of Disney’s most senior TV executives told staffers in a memo Friday, and the company faces the prospect of another weekend heavy with sports telecasts that won’t be seen by a significant portion of potential viewers.
YouTube pulled more than 20 Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC right before Halloween after Google and Disney couldn't come to an agreement. At the time, YouTube TV claimed that it ""will not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products."
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It’s Day 7 of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV — and the patience of the internet TV service’s subscribers is wearing thin. Disney’s nets went dark on YouTube TV service just before midnight ET on Thursday,
The platform pulled over 20 Disney-owned channels on October 30, with conflicting reports about credit offers appearing on some subscribers' accounts.
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