""Did you catch last night's game?" is a pretty innocuous question, unless you're talking to a YouTube TV subscriber these days. An ongoing dispute between the TV streamer and Disney has left YouTube TV's sports fans out in the cold since Friday. ABC and all ESPN channels were blacked out for the platform's roughly 10 million subscribers, which meant a mostly college football-free Saturday and no "Monday Night Football.""
"(Alphabet, YouTube TV's parent company, has also caught some heat. The tech giant's argument against paying Disney more comes while it's estimating spending some $93 billion this year to fuel its AI efforts.) The YouTube TV-Disney dispute also feels different from the carriage-fee fights we're used to. For decades, cable providers butted heads with TV networks over what they should pay for their content. Agreements were often reached at the 25th hour without impacting the viewer."
"The media giant known for creating some famous villains is on the verge of turning into one, writes BI's James Faris. From the rising cost of visiting its parks to the recent Jimmy Kimmel saga, Disney continues to find ways to upset large swaths of its fans. And unlike many of its previous dramas, this one doesn't fall along party lines."
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the NYC mayoral race, with plans that carry significant costs. An ongoing carriage-fee dispute between Disney and YouTube TV has left ABC and all ESPN channels blacked out for roughly 10 million YouTube TV subscribers, disrupting college football and Monday Night Football viewership. Disney faces growing customer dissatisfaction from park price increases and other controversies. Alphabet, YouTube TV's parent, resists higher fees while planning roughly $93 billion in AI spending this year. Traditional carriage disputes historically resolved before impacting viewers; this blackout feels different and has amplified fan anger.
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