ESPN, ABC, National Geographic and more than a dozen other Disney-owned channels have been reinstated on YouTube TV after the two companies finally struck a distribution agreement.

Why it matters: The blackout, which started October 30, cut off major sports and news programming — including NFL games, college football, and 2025 election night coverage — for more than 8 million subscribers of YouTube TV. • Consumer surveys suggested people were overwhelmingly willing to cancel their YouTube TV subscription if the blackout wasn't resolved, as the majority of its subscribers paid for the product to access live sports.

Zoom in: The new multi-year distribution agreement gives YouTube TV customers access to Disney's full suite of networks and stations, and makes the unlimited version of ESPN'

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