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ESPN sent a final message to YouTube TV customers before the Arizona Cardinals face off against the Dallas Cowboys.
The stand-off between the distributor with 10 million subscribers and the content company controlling premium sports TV rights continues.
The Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1) and Arizona Cardinals (2-5) are set to square off on “Monday Night Football.” The game is set to air on ABC, ESPN and ESPN 2, but with YouTube TV and Disney at a standstill in contract talks, users may be wondering how to watch the primetime matchup.
Viewers who have YouTube TV subscriptions can no longer see Disney channels after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.
On Monday, Disney asked Google to offer ABC to YouTube TV customers on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to bring them Election Night coverage. Google said no -- and suggested instead that Disney allow YouTube TV to bring ABC and ESPN back on the air as the two sides hash out a new agreement,
Though YouTube TV viewers can’t watch ESPN, ABC, or other Disney channels in the middle of the latest (but probably not final) dispute, the streaming service is giving certain subscribers a $10 per month discount for an extended period of time. Here’s what you need to know about that monthly discount and what got us here in the first place.
Disney and YouTube TV are stuck in a stalemate. ESPN personalities are appealing to YouTube TV customers, but their messages might not be resonating.
With ESPN dark amid the Disney and YouTube carriage dispute, prepaid NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers might have to reach out to YouTube customer support to restore access to Sunday Ticket games they already paid to watch.