After the two companies failed to reach a new licensing agreement, YouTube TV announced on Thursday that Disney's networks, including ESPN and ABC, will no longer be available on the Google platform.
In a post on X, a website that was once known as Twitter, YouTube TV stated, "Our contract with Disney has reached its renewal date, and we'll not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney’s TV products."
Google has announced that Disney's networks would be shut off at midnight ET. If the channels are unavailable for "an extended period of time," YouTube TV will give users a $20 one-time credit. YouTube TV's basic membership package is USD 82.99 a month.

ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, Freeform, FX, FXX, FXM, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, SEC Network, Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, ABC News Live, ACC Network, Localish, ESPN Deportes, Baby TV Español, and Nat Geo Mundo are among the networks being removed from YouTube TV. One of the biggest pay-TV services in the US, YouTube TV, has been involved in a number of discussions with traditional media companies this year. Just earlier this month, Google and NBCUniversal, which is controlled by Comcast, reached an arrangement to keep NBC shows like "Sunday Night Football" and "America's Got Talent" available on YouTube TV.

Earlier this year, YouTube TV also came to terms with Fox and Paramount after contract negotiations. "With a $3 trillion market cap, Google is using its market dominance to eliminate competition and undercut the industry-standard terms we've successfully negotiated with every other distributor," a spokeswoman for Disney said in a statement. But last month, Disney started alerting its viewers to a carriage problem with YouTube TV. A YouTube representative stated, "Disney used the threat of a YouTube TV blackout as a negotiating tactic last week to force deal terms that would raise prices on our customers." "They are now carrying out that threat by halting their YouTube TV content. This choice benefits their own live TV services, such as Hulu + Live TV and Fubo, while directly hurting our users.