Your favorite Disney channels are back on YouTube TV after new deal is agreed

Your favorite Disney channels are back on YouTube Idiot box after new deal is agreed

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Google and Disney have reached an understanding allowing a wide selection of Disney channels -- including ESPN and ABC -- to return to YouTube Boob tube, following a contract expiration that led the streaming giant to remove them from the service.

The removal of the channels resulted in YouTube temporarily dropping the toll of a YouTube Goggle box subscription by $15, from $64.99 to $49.99 per month. The price has returned to the full amount after the two companies agreed to a new contract.

As reported by The Verge, several Disney-owned channels, including ESPN, National Geographic, and FX are at present watchable on YouTube Television receiver once again after being temporarily removed. A Google blog mail confirms that the company will "honor a one-time credit for all impacted members" in regards to the monthly subscription cost temporarily dropping to $49.99.

"We are pleased to announce that afterward a brief disruption, we have reached a new distribution agreement with Google'south YouTube Television receiver for continued carriage of our portfolio of networks," a Disney spokesperson told The Verge.

"Nosotros appreciate Google'due south collaboration to reach off-white terms that are consistent with the marketplace, and nosotros're thrilled that our robust lineup of live sports and news plus kids, family and general entertainment programming is in the process of being restored to YouTube Goggle box subscribers across the country."

Information technology's crisis averted, and so, for users who frequently watched Disney-owned channels on YouTube Tv. And if you're concerned about your monthly bill shooting back up to $64.99, YouTube has confirmed that the former $49.99 discount will automatically be applied to the next bill of all paying subscribers. A small Christmas treat from Google, we suppose.

Information technology's been a rocky month for streaming services overall, and Google wasn't the only company scrambling to renew deals and regain marketplace traction. Roku too had a rough run-in with Google earlier in the month, as the tech giant was gear up to remove the YouTube app from the Roku Channel Store.

Thankfully, both parties were able to reach a last-infinitesimal understanding that returned YouTube TV and the YouTube app to Roku devices, but the platform is having ongoing problems with an update that stopped the Netflix and Disney Plus apps from working as intended.

Still, we're happy that YouTube Goggle box has all its Disney faculties in place just in fourth dimension for Christmas. Nosotros're sure that enough of the best streaming devices, like the Fire Boob tube Cube, will see liberal utilise over the festive menstruation, and having their admission to YouTube TV'due south Disney content secured will likely be a relief to many.

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