The Brief

YouTube TV subscribers lost access to Disney and ESPN networks after Google and Disney couldn't reach an agreement on a deal.

The stations, which include ABC, FX, and ESPN, went dark Thursday night, leaving millions of subscribers without the channel options.

According to the New York Times, YouTube claimed that Disney threatened to remove its content if a new deal to pay Disney more money wasn't completed before a midnight deadline on Friday.

Both Disney and Google released their own statements after contract talks fell through.

Disney and Google release statements

What they're saying:

In a statement obtained by the Sports Business Journal , Disney said in part, "Unfortunately, Google’s YouTube TV has chosen to deny their subscribers the content they value most by refus

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