YouTube TV credits customers $20 for Disney blackout
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As its contract dispute between Disney stretches into its second full week, YouTube has started sending subscribers payouts.
YouTube TV is giving customers a $20 credit as a carriage dispute with ESPN lingers. Here's how you can claim it.
Are you a YouTube TV subscriber locked out of Monday Night Football because of the Disney blackout? Find alternatives here.
YouTube TV begins rolling out $20 credits to subscribers amid the ongoing Disney channel blackout affecting ESPN, ABC, and National Geographic.
A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the company asked YouTube TV to restore access to ABC for Election Day on Tuesday “so subscribers have access to the information they rely on, adding it would be a “small step for their customers while we continue to work toward a fair agreement.”
DirecTV and Fubo offer 5-day free trials with access to shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and live sports, while Sling provides budget-friendly customization.
Unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place,” Disney executives wrote in a memo on Friday.
Disney claims to have offered YouTube TV a deal that “would cost less overall than the terms of our recently expired license,” with programming packages “that would provide tremendous flexibility for YouTube TV and greater choice and value for its customers.