YouTube TV subscribers woke up this week to find something missing — a lot of somethings, actually. ESPN , ABC , FX , and other Disney-owned networks have gone dark on the platform after Google and Disney failed to renew their carriage deal before the October 30 deadline. The blackout affects millions of subscribers and, as both companies dig in, it’s becoming a high-stakes standoff that says a lot about where streaming TV is headed .

Why Disney Channels Disappeared From YouTube TV

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At 11:59 p.m. ET on October 30, Disney-owned content was officially pulled from YouTube TV after the two companies couldn’t reach a new agreement . According to Google, Disney’s proposed terms would have forced YouTube TV to raise prices , a move that “directly harms our subs

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