Disney and YouTube TV have reached a carriage agreement , ending a pitched battle that dragged on for 15 days, frustrating consumers and fascinating the media business.

Included in the multi-year pact are carriage of ABC and ESPN, a portfolio of other networks. The Unlimited tier of ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming outlet will also be included at no extra charge for YouTube TV’s 10 million subscribers. The “duo bundle” of Disney+ and Hulu will also be made available in “select YouTube offerings,” the companies said, and certain networks will also be part of genre-specific packages.

The genre packages and access to the new ESPN streaming service, which launched in August as a major hedge against cord-cutting, had been on the priority list for Disney negotiators for months. Whi

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