For weeks now, YouTube TV users have been unable to watch Disney-affiliated channels on the platform. This has heavily impacted sports watching, considering that the House of the Mouse owns the sports network giant ESPN and affiliated channels like the SEC Network. On top of that, Disney also owns ABC, which carries several college football and NFL games.
Non-sports channels like Lifetime, FX, and National Geographic have also been affected.
In short, fans have had their sports viewing seasons seriously curtailed since October 31 due to the dispute between Disney and the Google-owned streaming service. Now, as the dispute has been dragging on for almost two weeks, YouTube TV is offering users a $20 credit for their inconvenience.
Google and Disney need to get a deal done and end this blackout.
People should have the right to watch the programming they paid for — including football.
Get it done! https://t.co/GxdXqhRBYd
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) November 10, 2025
The token gesture didn’t go down well with the chair of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States, Brendan Carr, who reacted to the news on X, by tweeting:
“Google and Disney need to get a deal done and end this blackout. People should have the right to watch the programming they paid for — including football.”
Disney’s Position On The YouTube TV Blackout
On Monday, Slate reported a statement by the leadership of ESPN and Disney. While YouTube TV remains adamant that they’re trying to pay fairly for the content owned by the entertainment giant, executives at ESPN and Disney seem to think otherwise.
“Unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place,” the chairs of ESPN and Disney Entertainment wrote. “Rather than compete on a level playing field, Google’s YouTube TV has approached these negotiations as if it were the only player in the game.”
The situation is significant mainly due to YouTube TV’s market position as the top live TV streaming service. And also because it’s becoming a recurring issue with the platform. YouTube TV has been involved in three previous fights over carriage rights in 2025 alone.
In February, they had a similar fight with Paramount, which put channels like CBS, CBS Sports, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and MTV temporarily out of the platform’s reach.
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