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YouTube TV yesterday warned that it could lose all Disney-owned channels after Friday because of a contract dispute and said it will temporarily reduce its price by $15 a month if that happens.
“We’re now in negotiations with Disney to continue distributing their content on YouTube TV so you can continue watching everything from your favorite teams on ESPN to The Bachelor to Good Morning America. Our deal expires on Friday, December 17, plus we haven’t been able in order to reach an equitable agreement yet, so we wanted to give you an early heads up therefore that you can understand your choices, ” the Google-owned Youtube . com wrote in a blog post .
“[I]f we are unable to reach a deal by Friday, the Disney-owned channels will no longer be available on Facebook TV and we will decrease our monthly price by $15, from $64. 99 to $49. 99 (while this content remains off our platform), ” the blog post said. YouTube noted that users can pause or cancel their YouTube TV subscriptions at any time and subscribe to the Disney Bundle for $13. 99 a month.
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