YouTube TV announced on Friday night that it has reached a multi-year deal with Disney to bring Disney’s content back to YouTube, ending a long saga that has frustrated college football viewers during the meat of the 2025 season.
YouTube TV posted on its social media account on Friday night, letting viewers know that the nightmare is over and a deal has been reached with Disney.
“We’re happy to share that we’ve reached a deal with Disney to bring their content back to YouTube TV,” YouTube TV wrote in the post. “Subscribers should see channels, including ABC, ESPN and FX returning to their service over the course of the day. Thanks for your patience and for being a valued member.”
Here is YouTube TV’s post, which was a happy update for a change after all of the frustration:
ESPN also put out an announcement on its social media account on Friday night.
“The Walt Disney Company announces multi-year distribution agreement with YouTube TV,” said ESPN in its post.
ESPN announced to viewers in the post that Disney’s “full suite of networks and stations — including ESPN and ABC — have already begun to be restored to YouTube TV subscribers.”
The saga between Disney and YouTube stretched back to Oct. 31, when more than 20 channels went dark on YouTube TV. Two weeks later, the nightmare is over, just hours before a full Saturday college football slate for Week 12 of the season.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
