ESPN, ABC blacked out on YouTube TV
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YouTube TV and The Walt Disney Co. did not make a new deal before the agreement expired at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. The live TV service had asked the owner of channels such as ABC, FX, National Geographic and ESPN for a better rate for programming.
Rising costs of sports rights fees and other other factors have fueled YouTube's disputes with Disney and other media companies.