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YouTube TV subscribers lost access to Disney and ESPN networks after Google and Disney couldn't reach an agreement on a deal.

The stations, which include ABC, FX, and ESPN, went dark Thursday night, leaving millions of subscribers without the channel options.

According to the New York Times, YouTube claimed that Disney threatened to remove its content if a new deal to pay Disney more money wasn't completed before a midnight deadline on Friday.

YouTube is the largest internet TV provider in the U.S. with over 9 million subscribers. Hulu, owned by Disney, has roughly half that many subscribers.

The Associated Press noted that the breakdown could affect coverage of some college football games on Saturday, as well as NBA, NFL and NHL games.

Both Disney and Google released their

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