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According to a new survey from Drive Research (via Variety ), YouTube TV subscribers aren't happy. In response to the standoff, 24% of respondents said they had already cancelled their subscription or were planning to do so. That's according to around 1,100 consumers who responded to the survey.
But now, the YouTube TV vs. Disney battle has taken an unexpected twist. Deadline is reporting that a Disney spokesperson is officially requesting that YouTube TV bring back ABC. Specifically, Disney wants ABC back on YouTube TV for Election Day in the U.S. (tomorrow, Nov. 4).
Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.
The media landscape is once again caught in the crossfire of a high-stakes corporate standoff, this time between The Walt Disney Company and YouTube TV. The fallout has been immedi
Amid a frustrating contract dispute, Google denied Disney's request to bring back ABC for election night coverage on YouTube TV on.
The Walt Disney Co. has announced ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return on Tuesday after a brief suspension. "Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for ...
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., announced on Tuesday that it will continue preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" despite Disney allowing the show to return to ABC. "We made a decision last week to preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ following what ABC referred to as Mr ...
Two analysts from Needham Securities think Disney should move all of its TV content onto the Disney Hulu and ABC apps and shut down its broadcast operations, citing increased pressure by the FCC; the kind of pressure that resulted in the suspension of the ...
Entertainment giant Disney would be better off shutting down its ABC broadcast network and dealing with the one-off financial hit than attempting to sell off its affiliate network, an investment firm found in its analysis. Needham wrote in a client note ...
In the end, Disney and ABC had absolutely no choice but to rehire Jimmy Kimmel. The reason the late-night host is returning to the air tonight is that this whole thing has been an utter PR debacle for ABC, and more personally for Disney chief Bob Iger, who ...