Disney channels Remain Dark onโ YouTube โฃTV as Contract Dispute Continues
MOUNTAIN VIEW,โ CA – November 3, 2025 โฃ- A carriage dispute between Disney and YouTube TV has resulted in the removal of 18 Disney-owned channels from the streamingโ platform, impacting access to live sports, โnews,โ and entertainment for millions โof subscribers.โ The channelsโค pulled include ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, โขFX, and โNational Geographic, among others.
The blackout,which โbeganโฃ today,affects YouTube TV subscribersโ across the United States.The core of the disagreementโ centers โon contract negotiations, with both companies publicly โฃstating they are seeking a fair agreement. For viewers, the โtiming is especially impactful as it coincides with an off-year election day on โฃTuesday, November 4th, leaving some without access to local ABC affiliate news โฃcoverage. Approximately 8.6 million people subscribe to YouTube TV as of Q3 2025, making thisโฃ a significant disruption โfor cord-cutters relying โขon โthe service โfor live television.
Disney hasโ publicly requested YouTube TV restore โขaccess โคto ABC specifically for Election Day, โstating, “Despite the impasse that lead toโข the current blackout, โคwe have asked โคYouTube TV to restore ABC for Election Day so subscribers โhave โขaccess to the details they rely on,” โคaccording โto a statement provided to USA TODAY. “We believe in putting the public interest first and hope YouTube TV will โคtake this small step for their customers while we continue to work โtoward a fair agreement.”
youtube โTV has responded by offering subscribers a $20 credit โif the disney channels โremain unavailable for an “extended period of โtime.” The company has โฃnot โคyet specified โwhen the credit โwill be applied.
Hear is a complete list of the channels currently unavailable on YouTube TV due โto the dispute, as provided by Google:
* ABC
* ABC News Live
* โฃ ACC Network
* Disney Channel
* โ Disney Junior
* Disney XD
*โ โ ESPN
* โขESPNews
* โคESPN2
* โ ESPNU
* โ Freeform
* โค FX
*โ โ FXM
* FXX
* Localish
* โขโข nat Geo
* Nat geo Wild
* โ SEC Network
* โขSpanish-language plan: ESPN deportes, Baby โTV Espaรฑol, Natโ Geo Mundo
USA TODAY has reached outโฃ to both โYouTube TV and Disney for further comment and updatesโ on the negotiations.