Streaming wars heat up: YouTubeTV, DisneyABC, part ways

[Auggie]

Latest email I received from YouTubeTV:

We have held good faith negotiations with Disney for several months. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an equitable agreement before our existing one expired.
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As of December 17, 2021, end of day Eastern Time, all Disney-owned channels, including ESPN and your local ABC station, are unavailable on YouTube TV. Members will not be able to watch live or local content from Disney and will also lose access to any previous Library recordings from these channels, including 4K content that is available as part of the 4K Plus add-on.
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We will be decreasing our monthly price by $15, from $64.99 to $49.99, for the Base Plan while this content remains off of our platform. No action is needed on your part. A credit of $15 per month will automatically be issued. Once content is unavailable, this credit will be applied to your next bill after December 17 and will only be visible to family managers in Settings > Billing after the charge has taken place. Please note that if you have a promotional price with YouTube TV, you can still expect a $15 credit. Members who are in a paused state will receive this credit one month after their first charge.
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Should we come to an agreement with Disney, we will adjust the price accordingly and will notify members via email beforehand. For the full list of Disney-owned channels that are no longer available on YouTube TV and for additional information or updates, please visit this webpage.
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We know this is frustrating news, and it is not the outcome we wanted. We will continue conversations with Disney to advocate on your behalf in hopes of restoring their content on YouTube TV.
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Thank you for being a YouTube TV member and for your patience and understanding.
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This is the "Disney Bundle" no longer available:

Your local ABC channel
ABC News Live
Disney Channel
Disney Junior
Disney XD
Freeform
FX
FXX
FXM
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN3 (by authentication to the ESPN app)
ESPNU
ESPNEWS
SEC Network
ACC Network

[FarPoint]

1. I have YouTube TV....

Yeap....these channels are all gone! I just checked...

YouTube is going to loose bigtime....I myself will look a Sling /Orange-Blue.....keep YouTube on and then decide to transition or not...

Anyone else coming up with a plan?

[Auggie]

2. Hulu Live, for at least a month

Had major streaming issues years ago. Maybe they’ve been fixed. When the NFL season ends I’ll pull the plug. Sports is the only thing I want out of the Disney bundle.

[FarPoint]

4. The ABC live is an issue....

sort of...local information.... now I can view it on my antenna but that is in my office at home.....At the moment, I'm checking out the ABC app on Firestick....

Question.... does Disney Plus have the Sports on it?

[Auggie]

5. No sports on Disney+ ... what's really needed is an "a la carte" system

I'd pay more per channel per month to choose what I wanted and would probably save money. Bugs the hell out of me that I support Fox News, for example.

Let the market decide what's worth streaming.

[FarPoint]

7. I like the a la carte option....

A lot can be achieved with a fire stick....It just takes detailed researching , trial and error time to accomplish ....then it is not a smooth channel surf option.....It's making me dizzy...hahahah

Having a backup good antenna is a good idea....

[Auggie]

8. I was looking into an antenna, but we're 50 miles away from broadcast towers ...

with rolling hills in the middle.

[FarPoint]

10. Well ..

Ya never know what could get picked up....Ask around with neighbors who may have an antenna .

[Tomconroy]

3. I'm going to wait and see. I watch some sports but it's not my biggest

thing so I can live without ESPN for a while. If youtube tv were to lose all the networks I would reevaluate.
I have the sneaking suspicion it will all get worked out in a while with the monthly fee going up.


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[Auggie]

6. Good timing here: my subscription ends on the 25th

I'll put YouTubeTV on pause and check out HuluLive.

Lot of ESPN/ABC Bowl games coming up.

[Doc Sportello]

9. Sorry YTTV, without those channels I'm gone

Gotta have ESPN channels and National Geographic in my service. I just signed up for a free week of Fubo to get them. Better get a deal done or they will lose millions of subscribers.