Disney Goes Dark on YouTube TV. Why the House of Mouse and Google Are Feuding. Disney channels including ESPN and ABC disappeared from Google’s YouTube TV overnight, after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new streaming agreement.

The Mouse House has gone dark on YouTube TV. Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.

For 10 million subscribers, a missed college football Saturday on ABC and ESPN networks is rolling over to NFL's "Monday Night Football."

Stop me if you've heard this one before: YouTube TV may lose a provider's content because a deadline is approaching without a deal in place. This time, the media company is Disney. It's warning (via Variety) that its networks could soon go dark on Google's streaming service.

Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC, went dark on YouTube TV Thursday night before the midnight contract expiration. The unusual move happened because “YouTube required additional time operationally to wind down service and also notify customers,