Where YouTube TV-Disney war stands with ‘Monday Night Football’ in jeopardy
YouTube TV subscribers are set to miss out on “Monday Night Football.”
As of Monday morning, YouTube TV and Disney have yet to resolve their contract dispute that resulted in the live streaming service pulling ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on Friday.
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That means YouTube TV won’t carry the final game of NFL Week 9 between the Cowboys and Cardinals in Arlington, Texas, for its more than 10 million customers, barring a deal being struck right beforehand.
ESPN said there was nothing new to report Monday morning. The NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to reach a fair deal, and starting today, Disney programming will not be available on YouTube TV. This means you will no longer be able to watch channels like ABC and ESPN or access recordings from these networks in your Library,” YouTube TV wrote in an X post late Thursday.
While the Cowboys have had some struggles at 3-4-1, they have fans all around the country and are usually a big draw, and the NFL — which has a separate deal with YouTube for Sunday Ticket — likely isn’t pleased about the contract spat.
Outcry could grow over the next week as ABC and ESPN have a huge Eagles-Packers matchup for “Monday Night Football” in Week 10, with both teams in contention for the NFC’s top seed.
YouTube TV subscribers missed out on a chunk of this past Saturday’s college football slate.
ABC aired Texas’ upset win over Vanderbilt, Georgia’s tight win over rival Florida and Oklahoma’s victory over Tennessee, while ESPN aired SMU’s upset over Miami, Notre Dame’s victory against Boston College and Utah’s win over Cincinnati.
The Disney networks also have some big college football games next week.
ABC will have No. 8 BYU vs. No. 9 Texas Tech at noon, No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 19 Missouri at 3:30 p.m. and No. 4 Alabama vs. LSU at 7:30 p.m.
ESPN, meanwhile, will have No. 5 Georgia vs. Mississippi State at noon, No. 18 Miami vs. Syracuse at 3:30 p.m. and No. 12 Virginia vs. Wake Forest at 7 p.m.
There are also attractive NBA matchups on ESPN this Wednesday, with Knicks-Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. and Lakers-Spurs at 10 p.m.
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