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One of the biggest stories in the sports industry over the past week has been the contract standoff between ESPN and YouTube TV. Since Oct. 31, none of Disney’s catalog of channels has been available on YouTube TV, as the previous deal between Disney, ESPN’s owner, and Google, YouTube TV’s owner, ended the day prior.
Fans scramble for answers as the ESPN-YouTube TV dispute leaves NFL and CFB viewers searching for where to watch this week’s big games.
Disney has had blackout disruptions on major providers in each of last two years, having an 11-day dispute with Charter in 2023 and a 13-day battle with DirecTV in 2024. There are a few other live TV streaming services offering great deals and channels that YouTube TV customers no longer have access to.
Here's how Florida Gators fans can watch tonight's men's basketball game against UNF with the ongoing Disney-YouTube TV dispute.
It's Day 7 of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV - and the patience of the internet TV service's subscribers is wearing thin. Disney's nets went dark on YouTube TV service just before midnight ET on Thursday,
BREAKING: ESPN and Penn Entertainment are ending their sports betting partnership. After signing a 10-year, $2 billion deal in 2023, ESPN Bet will officially shut down next month (with eight years left of the initial agreement). pic.twitter.com/CG2Te90hQ4