YouTube TV's latest nightmare for cord-cutters puts ESPN, ABC and more at risk

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Editor's Note: YouTube TV and Disney failed to accomplish a bargain , and the channels are gone. The original version of this story continues beneath.

YouTube TV's at it again, and this fourth dimension subscribers could lose ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels. If YouTube Tv set and Disney don't accomplish an agreement past xi:59 p.m. (the fourth dimension zone isn't specified) on Friday (December. 17), at that place'southward going to be a major shift in the service's pricing and offerings.

This news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, and information technology'southward all highly reminiscent of YouTube Television receiver'south similar SNAFU with NBCUniversal. Of course, this is all about money, as a Disney statement quoted by THR notes "Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution has a highly successful rails record of negotiating such agreements with providers of all types and sizes beyond the land and is committed to working with Google to accomplish a off-white, market place-based understanding."

In a blog post from YouTube , the Google-endemic video platform promised a make-skillful offer for this possible emergency. It would lower its monthly price to $49, cutting information technology by $15, until the channels are restored.

That aforementioned mail service also gave YouTube Telly and Google's side of the negotiations, stating "Our ask to Disney, as with all our partners, is to treat YouTube Television similar whatsoever other TV provider — by offering us the aforementioned rates that services of a similar size pay, across Disney's channels for as long as we acquit them. If Disney offers usa equitable terms, we'll renew our understanding with them."

As noted to a higher place, this is hardly new ground for YouTube TV. NBCUniversal's channels (including NBC, Us and many more) were almost pulled from YouTube TV back in September. While an agreement wasn't reached past the contract-related borderline, an extension was made and and then the corporations found amusing terms.

We don't know enough about the ins and outs about all of this, only it's hard to encounter this not being solved in the well-nigh time to come. Both the NBCUniversal vs YouTube Television spat, and the recent YouTube TV vs Roku nonsense, were somewhen resolved, and the more-similar state of affairs of NBCUniversal vs YouTube TV took much less time than the Roku problem.

What to exercise if and when Disney channels leave YouTube Goggle box

This is the kind of situation that seems all likewise common these days, and the kind of affair that cord-cutters probably wish they could leave behind. But we test all of the all-time streaming services and accept some ideas for if this all goes down the wrong way and you lot need those Disney-owned channels.

We'd point towards ii of the best cablevision TV alternatives — you should become fuboTV (at $65 per month) if ABC matters more or Sling TV (at $35 per calendar month) if ESPN matters more.

Henry is a senior editor at Tom's Guide roofing streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past 6-plus years. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Mag. He'due south also covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other manufacture veterans.