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Disney has its quarterly earnings scheduled for Thursday, which could be a potential impetus for a deal to be completed.
The YouTube TV Disney fight now centers on ABC pricing, not ESPN, creating widespread blackouts and a sizeable weekly revenue hit.
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.
As the YouTube-Disney carriage battle approaches the 2-week mark, it is following the financial trajectory of many such standoffs: Both sides appear to be losing, to varying degrees. The question now is,
YouTube TV and ESPN have failed to come to an agreement which leaves streaming subscribers without Disney products.
Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC.
The latest financial results come as Fubo combines its video service with Hulu + Live TV to shake up the streaming TV business.
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