Disney Reaches New Deal With YouTube TV, Ending Blackout That Lasted Over 2 Weeks

The YouTube TV logo at the YouTube Space LA in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2017. Reed Saxon/AP PhotoNEW YORK—Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned livestreaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that dragged on for over two weeks.“As part of the new deal, Disney’s full suite of networks and stations—including ESPN and ABC—have already begun to be restored to YouTube TV subscribers,” The Walt Disney Co. said in a statement.