College football fans erupt over ESPN blackout on YouTube TV
By Luke Greco
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Week 10 in college football is at stake for college football fans across the country following a failure by Google and Disney to reach an agreement that would keep ESPN’s family of networks on the service going forward.
Google and Disney had a deadline of midnight on Thursday to reach an agreement to avoid blackouts on ABC and ESPN’s family of networks. The two parties were unable to reach an agreement, causing Disney’s channels to no longer be available on YouTube TV. This means that games like Vanderbilt at Texas, Georgia vs. Florida, South Carolina at Ole Miss, and Oklahoma at Tennessee won’t be available on YouTube TV this weekend.
He contract dispute has caused outrage from college football fans who rely on YouTube TV to view these networks. Many have taken to X to voice their disappointment with Google and Disney.
YouTube TV issued a statement claiming they couldn’t reach a “fair deal” with ESPN, while ESPN is claiming that Google is “refusing to pay fair rates” for ESPN’s channels.
The two parties will continue to try and make a deal going forward. However, for the time being, CFB fans will not be able to watch the SEC on YouTube TV and will have to turn elsewhere.
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