How The Espn-youtube Tv Dispute Affects Nfl, College Football Fans

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With a large sports play ahead, YouTube TV subscribers tin nary longer position Disney-owned channels, including ABC and ESPN, arsenic a consequence of a breakdown successful contracts talks betwixt Google and Disney.

After months of tense negotiations betwixt nan 2 sides complete a caller streaming contract, Disney and Google grounded to work together to position earlier an Oct. 30 deadline, resulting successful YouTube TV viewers losing entree to Disney-owned channels specified arsenic ABC and ESPN.

A week earlier nan deadline, Disney had warned that YouTube TV subscribers could suffer entree to ESPN and ABC if an statement was not reached earlier Oct. 30. Disney had been moving nationalist messages to YouTube TV subscribers alerting them of this possibility.

In a connection released specified hours earlier nan 11:59 p.m. ET deadline connected Thursday, YouTube based on that Disney's threat of a blackout was a "negotiating tactic."

"Last week Disney utilized nan threat of a blackout connected YouTube TV arsenic a negotiating maneuver to unit woody position that would raise prices connected our customers," YouTube said successful nan statement. "They’re now pursuing done connected that threat, suspending their contented connected YouTube TV. This determination straight harms our subscribers while benefiting their ain unrecorded TV products, including Hulu + Live TV and Fubo."

In nan accustomed pointing of fingers, ESPN countered by saying that Google was "refusing to salary adjacent rates."

Statements from ESPN and YouTube TV: https://t.co/eJIiv9Ths7 pic.twitter.com/Ai1dICUw4s

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 31, 2025

YouTube TV has said it will connection its subscribers a in installments should nan ESPN-ABC blackout continue.

"We cognize this is simply a frustrating and disappointing result for our subscribers and we proceed to impulse Disney to activity pinch america constructively to scope a adjacent statement that restores their networks to YouTube TV. If their contented remains disconnected YouTube TV for an extended play of time, we’ll connection subscribers a $20 credit."

How will nan ESPN-ABC YouTube TV blackout impact assemblage football, NFL fans?

Sports fans who are besides subscribers to YouTube TV won't beryllium capable to entree Saturday assemblage shot games that would usually aerial connected ESPN and ABC, arsenic good arsenic Monday Night Football connected ESPN/ABC. Here are nan games that will beryllium affected by nan ESPN/ABC-YouTube TV blackout if a solution isn’t reached.

Game

Date/Time

Network

No. 25 Memphis astatine Rice	Oct. 31 @ 7 p.m. ET	ESPN2
North Carolina astatine Syracuse	Oct. 31 @ 7:30 p.m. ET	ESPN
No. 9 Vanderbilt astatine No. 20 Texas	Nov. 1 @ 12 p.m. ET	ABC
No. 10 Miami astatine SMU	Nov. 1 @ 12 p.m. ET	ESPN
UCF astatine Baylor	Nov. 1 @ 12 p.m. ET	ESPNU
Navy astatine North Texas	Nov. 1 @ 12 p.m. ET	ESPN2
Duke astatine Clemson	Nov. 1 @ 12 p.m. ET	ACC Network
No. 5 Georgia astatine Florida	Nov. 1 @ 3:30 p.m. ET	ABC
No. 12 Notre Dame astatine Boston College	Nov. 1 @ 3:30 p.m. ET	ESPN
Pitt astatine Stanford	Nov. 1 @ 3:30 p.m. ET	ACC Network
No. 15 Virginia astatine Cal	Nov. 1 @ 3:45 p.m. ET	ESPN2
Mississippi State astatine Arkansas	Nov. 1 @ 4 p.m. ET	SEC Network
Central Michigan astatine Western Michigan	Nov. 1 @ 4 p.m. ET	ESPNU
South Carolina astatine No. 7 Ole Miss	Nov. 1 @ 7 p.m. ET	ESPN
No. 8 Georgia Tech astatine NC State	Nov. 1 @ 7: 30 p.m. ET	ESPN2
No. 18 Oklahoma astatine No. 14 Tennessee	Nov. 1 @ 7:30 p.m. ET	ABC
Kentucky astatine Auburn	Nov. 1 @ 7:30 p.m. ET	SEC Network
Wake Forest astatine Florida State	Nov. 1 @ 7:30 p.m. ET	ACC Network
Arkansas State astatine Troy	Nov. 1 @ 8 p.m. ET	ESPNU
No. 17 Cincinnati astatine No. 24 Utah	Nov. 1 @ 10:15 p.m. ET	ESPN
Cardinals astatine Cowboys	Nov. 3 @ 8:15 p.m. ET	ABC/ESPN

Looking up to nan NBA slate, YouTube TV subscribers will besides miss retired connected Nov. 5 matchups betwixt nan Timberwolves and Knicks, arsenic good arsenic nan Spurs and Lakers.