YouTube TV is ready to bring back ABC and ESPN
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Disney asked YouTube to add ABC ahead of Election Day. YouTube TV said in the past two elections, its viewers largely did not watch ABC.
The current mess battle between YouTube TV and the Walt Disney Co. provides an opportunity to rethink having paid live television.
ESPN, ABC and all the other Disney channels are still not available on YouTube TV as the two companies continue their contract fight.
Disney and YouTube TV are stuck in a stalemate. ESPN personalities are appealing to YouTube TV customers, but their messages might not be resonating.
YouTube TV rejected Walt Disney Co.’s request to restore its ABC network to the online TV service during Election Day as a fight over distribution fees drags on.