If Disney content is unavailable for an extended period of time, Google will offer YouTube TV subscribers a $20 credit.
Bad news for YouTube TV subscribers: You’re losing a significant chunk of video programming from ABC and ESPN due to Google and Disney struggling to reach a licensing deal.
On Thursday night, YouTube TV’s parent Google announced it was losing access to Disney content, including the Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo, following a breakdown in negotiations to renew the content licensing.
Google is placing the blame on the Mickey Mouse company. “Unfortunately, Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products—like Hulu + Live TV and, soon, Fubo,” the company wrote in a blog post.
