Disney is alerting viewers that its networks including ABC and ESPN could go dark on Google’s YouTube TV as soon as next week, amid an impasse in deal-renewal talks.

According to Disney, it is continuing to negotiate with Google over a new YouTube TV deal but that the internet giant is using its market dominance to try to force the media company into a deal for below-market carriage fees. YouTube TV is the U.S.’s largest internet-delivered pay-TV service, estimated to have more than 10 million subscribers.

The current Disney distribution deal for YouTube is set to expire Oct. 30 at midnight ET. The agreement covers local ABC broadcast stations, the suite of ESPN networks, ABC News, Disney Channel, Disney Jr., FX, FXX, FXM, NatGeo and Freeform. Disney plans to show on-screen scroll

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