Walt Disney Co. has warned that its channels — including ESPN and ABC — could disappear from YouTube TV as the media giants battle over a new carriage deal ahead of an Oct. 30 deadline.

The standoff, which threatens to strip access to some of TV’s most popular networks from millions of subscribers, marks YouTube TV’s fourth major carriage dispute in the past several months and the latest flashpoint in the escalating cost war over streaming.

“If we don’t reach a fair deal soon, YouTube TV customers will lose access to ESPN and ABC, and all our marquee programming – including the NFL, college football, NBA and NHL seasons – and so much more,” a Disney spokesperson told the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. 4

Disney began running on-air messages alerting viewers that ABC, ESPN, FX, Na

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