ESPN, ABC blacked out on YouTube TV
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At the end of the day on Oct. 30, the deal between Disney, which owns ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, among other channels, and Google, YouTube TV's parent company, expired, removing Disney's entire catalog from the streaming service.
The network's deal with Penn Entertainment ended early, as ESPN will shift to a partnership with DraftKings Sportsbook.
YouTube claims Disney is seeking a rate above what Charter and DirecTV pay for its ABC networks, something Disney refutes. Without a deal in place, YouTube TV subscribers were left unable to see any college football games on ABC or ESPN last weekend,