YouTube and Disney reach a deal to restore ESPN
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YouTube TV and Disney have finally resolved their licensing dispute, ending a weeks-long standoff that left millions of subscribers without access to major Disney-owned channels. With the new agreement in place, ABC, ESPN, FX, and the rest of Disney’s network lineup have returned to YouTube TV.
Disney's carriage fight with Google's YouTube TV is beginning to create some issues for some of the company's most popular media properties. "NBC Nightly News" was able to claim victory over ABC's ‘World News Tonight" last week among viewers between 25 and 54 - the demographic most coveted by advertisers.
YouTube TV had pledged to offers subscribers the $20 credit if Disney-owned channels were still unavailable "for an extended period of time."