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Disney-owned channels including ESPN have been unavailable on YouTube TV amid the companies' contract dispute. Here's the latest.
YouTube, owned by Google, has removed all ABC affiliates from its live TV service. ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company, but even local affiliates not owned by Disney — including KSTP — have been pulled from the service.
YouTube TV subscribers were left scrambling for alternate ways to watch college football on Disney’s networks on Saturday. The carriage dispute between Google and Disney wasn’t resolved by the time that games kicked off at noon ET.
Disney has reportedly asked Google to restore ABC for Election Day coverage, but NFL fans are still out of luck. If you don't want to wait, we have a few suggestions for YouTube TV alternatives.