Walt Disney Company executives told employees on Friday that it appears their prized television properties ESPN and ABC will continue to be blacked out on Google-owned YouTube TV through the weekend.

“We realize this has been a challenging week, with everyone asking the same question as millions of YouTube TV subscribers during the busiest time of the year in sports: When will ESPN and ABC be back on the service?” read a memo sent to Disney employees on Friday.

The memo, which was first reported by Variety , was signed by Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman as well as by ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro.

“We wish we could give you that answer today, but unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place.”

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