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December 19, 2021 10:45 pm
Original Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/21/12/19/2236219/googles-youtube-tv-reaches-deal-to-restore-disney-channels?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=f
Google's YouTube TV Reaches Deal to Restore Disney Channels
"YouTube TV's battle with Disney is over almost as soon as it began," reports Engadget. "The two have struck a deal that restores access to ESPN, FX and other Disney channels on YouTube's streaming service..."As is often the case with disputes like this, each side blamed the other. Disney claimed YouTube TV "declined to reach a fair deal," while YouTube maintained that it was advocating on "behalf" of viewers... It's not just that channels like ESPN remain a major draw for live TV services â" it's that Disney could easily have siphoned some of those customers to its equivalent Hulu offering. YouTube may have decided that any increased costs (and possible rate hikes) were less painful than losing viewership. The base subscription rate is returning to $65 per month, but Reuters reports YouTube TV promised that "all impacted members" would still receive a one-off $15 discount.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/21/12/19/2236219/googles-youtube-tv-reaches-deal-to-restore-disney-channels?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=f
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