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YouTube TV subscribers may not get access to "Monday Night Football" in Week 9 thanks to a contract dispute with Disney.
YouTube TV made a promise to its customers before a 'Monday Night Football' game between Green Bay and Philadelphia.
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YouTube TV, Disney dispute set to impact Week 11 of college football, can agreement be reached?
The ongoing dispute between YouTube TV and Disney is set to carry over into Week 11 of college football. News broke last week that ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks were going dark on Google’s YouTube TV.
During perhaps one of the best seasons for watching sports on television, ESPN channels were removed from the YouTube TV streaming platform. However, there are way subscribers can watch football and more sports this weekend with some help from other streaming services.
YouTube pulled more than 20 Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC right before Halloween after Google and Disney couldn't come to an agreement. At the time, YouTube TV claimed that it ""will not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products."
Sports fans are growing angry with the ongoing dispute between Disney and one of the biggest streaming platforms in the world as another busy college football and NFL weekend awaits. RELATED: ESPN NFL insider has hectic moment on-air in the middle of trade deadline day However,
YouTube TV carriage fight drags on, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman joined with ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro to thank employees for “staying focused” during the disruption. “Another sports-packed weekend” headlined by college football on Saturday is likely to be dark for YouTube TV’s 10 million subscribers,