Nearly two weeks after the dispute between Google and Disney removed ESPN, ABC, and related channels from the YouTube TV service, vague hope has surfaced.

Which is better than no hope at all.

Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com reports that there is “ potential renewed momentum ” toward a deal.

Marchand adds that Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Disney CEO Bob Iger “have become more involved” in the talks.

Earlier this week, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr finally chimed in on the topic, tweeting this: “Google and Disney need to get a deal done and end this blackout. People should have the right to watch the programming they paid for — including football. Get it done!”

When Carr dipped a toe more than two months ago into the Google-Fox dispute (with a message targeted only at Google ), a

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