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YouTube TV subscribers may not get access to "Monday Night Football" in Week 9 thanks to a contract dispute with Disney.
Disney’s channels will be removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline. The blackout will leave subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic and Freeform.
Disney networks including ABC and ESPN have gone dark on Google-owned YouTube TV after the two corporate giants couldn't come to terms on a new deal.
Many YouTube TV subscribers are switching to DirecTV Stream after losing over 20 Disney-owned channels. Redditors note that DirecTV Stream offers a larger channel library than YouTube TV, albeit at a slightly higher price.
If your priority is keeping up with your favorite shows, movies and sports, DIRECTV is the smarter pick. Its robust channel selection more closely mimics traditional cable than Fubo’s and provides access to networks Fubo excludes, such as Warner Bros. Discovery channels.