YouTube TV drops Disney networks after impasse over new agreement
YouTube TV drops Disney networks after impasse over new agreement
Disney networks including ABC and ESPN have gone dark on Google-owned YouTube TV after the two corporate giants couldn’t come to terms on a new deal.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate, reporting on the dispute between YouTube TV and Disney that resulted in Disney networks going dark on the platform. The reporting appears mostly objective, with a slight slant towards presenting the situation as a conflict between corporate giants.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Disney networks including ABC and ESPN have gone dark on Google-owned YouTube TV.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms that ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels were blacked out on YouTube TV due to a contract dispute.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The blackout occurred because the two corporate giants couldn't come to terms on a new deal.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the blackout was due to contract negotiations.
- Verification Source #1: States that Disney warned that ABC and ESPN could go dark on YouTube TV amid an impasse in deal-renewal negotiations.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 4: 'More than 10 million YouTube TV customers lost access to ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels Thursday night after contract negotiations over...'
- Source 1: 'Disney said networks including ABC and ESPN could go dark on Google's YouTube TV as soon as next week, amid an impasse in deal-renewal...'