

The best YouTube TV competitor with Disney is Hulu LiveĪs a cord-cutter, however, you have alternatives because you're not locked into a contract and can instantly subscribe to another live TV streaming service. That's small comfort, however, if you want to watch college football ( bowl season starts this weekend), the NFL or the NBA on ESPN or ABC, or a Christmas special on the Disney Channel. The channels could return at any time as soon as the companies strike a deal. Subscribers to YouTube TV will get a $15 discount on their next bill, and according to the blog post the companies are still in negotiations. The blackout happened because the contract between YouTube TV (owned by Google) and Disney (which owns all of the affected channels) expired.

The channels disappeared from YouTube TV late Friday night, which also cut off access to any DVR recordings from those channels, according to YouTube TV's blog post. That's because 18 channels, including popular favorites like ESPN, ABC and The Disney Channel, are no longer available to stream live on the service. If you're a YouTube TV subscriber who pays $65 per month to stream live TV channels, you might be in for disappointment next time you check your program guide.
