ESPN, ABC and other networks have returned to YouTube TV's streaming platform after a licensing dispute that affected millions of subscribers.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) stock is down nearly 8% in early trading after a mixed earnings report, reflecting a company that is making progress but facing key structural challenges. Strong performance in its theme park business couldn't fully offset the misses in its linear TV business,

Disney's channels have been blocked from YouTube TV since Oct. 30 as the two companies negotiate a new carriage deal.

More than two weeks after having its channels go dark on the streaming TV service, Disney has resolved its big, expensive carriage fight with Google’s YouTube TV. Driven by the only pressure that actually seems to get anything done in American life—the fear that a percentage of the population might be asked to go without college and Monday Night Football for a desperate handful of days—the two giants have come to an agreement on how much YouTube will pay to offer Disney’s various channels to its ever-growing number of subscribers.

U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan has stepped up a push to pass federal legislation that would, if adopted, force cable companies to refund customers who aren’t able to watch the channels they

While Disney stocks dipped after the call, partly in response to the YouTube TV outlook, Iger said that a strong lineup of movies through the rest of 2025 will likely bolster the entertainment division’s income overall and offset any potential future loss from the prolonged fight.