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Disney execs give status update on talks with YouTube TV ahead of jam-packed sports weekend
"Unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place," Disney executives wrote in a memo on Friday.
Pay TV subscribers are accustomed to losing channels when negotiations go south between station groups and cable or satellite providers. In those instances, TV stations get yanked from the cable lineup until a deal is reached,
Disney has had blackout disruptions on major providers in each of last two years, having an 11-day dispute with Charter in 2023 and a 13-day battle with DirecTV in 2024. There are a few other live TV streaming services offering great deals and channels that YouTube TV customers no longer have access to.
According to a new survey from Drive Research (via Variety ), YouTube TV subscribers aren't happy. In response to the standoff, 24% of respondents said they had already cancelled their subscription or were planning to do so. That's according to around 1,100 consumers who responded to the survey.
Disney executives, Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, along with ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, issued a memo to employees regarding its standoff with YouTube TV. “Rather than compete on a level playing field,