Disney And YouTube Are Reportedly Closer To A Deal

TV & Film

Nov 17

Since October 30, Disney-owned channels such as ABC and ESPN have gone dark on YouTube TV. Luckily, Alex Sherman of CNBC delivered “potential good news” on Friday about talks between Google and Disney. Sherman reported the two “getting very close” to a deal. Two weeks ago, Google and Disney entered into a dispute, prompting Disney to remove YouTube TV’s access to ESPN, ABC, and other “related channels”. According to nbcsports.com, the ones affected the most in this “corporate tug-of-war” are the “10 million YouTube TV subscribers” now behind on college and Monday Night Football. While the $20 credit YouTube TV is offering their subscribers might temporarily placate them, it is only a temporary solution for subscribers who have been without ESPN for longer than a week.

With two platforms known for being part of many people’s childhoods, it would be easy for two large companies such as Google and Disney to butt heads. Disney’s CFO, Hugh Johnston, stated in a quarterly meeting that the Disney company was “ready to go as long as [YouTube TV] wants to” in terms of the channels being shut down. There is a greater chance of the Disney and Google corporations wanting to allow their fans the streaming and channel access they subscribed to. Given the popularity and reliance consumers have put on streaming, it would be important for companies to maintain their customer satisfaction, especially their sports-loving fans.

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