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Here’s what we know about YouTube losing its Disney-owned TV channels and a list of the channels that are affected.
Disney said the online pay-TV platform, which is owned by the tech giant Google and available only in the US, had refused to pay fair rates for the content, which also include National Geographic and the Disney channel.
New subscribers (and those who cancelled their membership a month or more ago) can get Hulu + Live TV for $64.99/month for the first three months of the Basic plan (regular price of $89.99/month after that). Act now, as this deal is only around until November 18th!
Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC. That's because the companies have failed to reach a new licensing deal to keep Disney channels on YouTube TV.
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