An ongoing contract dispute between YouTube TV and Disney has led to the removal of ABC, ESPN and other top broadcasting channels from the live streaming service , with no indication when they'll be restored.

As the NCAA football season heats up and college basketball begins, this weekend could be the second in a row that YouTube TV viewers are shut out of the biggest games.

The disagreement causing the ABC and ESPN outage stems from the "carriage fee" that YouTube TV pays Disney to broadcast its channels. Disney has faced similar negotiating standoffs with other broadcasters in recent years, including a 2021 outage on YouTube TV that was resolved in two days.

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