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As the ABC and ESPN blackout on YouTube TV threatens to stretch into a third week, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger defended his company’s stance in the contentious negotiations.

YouTube TV’s 10 million c ustomers have lacked access to Disney-owned channels and ABC stations for 14 days. The two companies have been locked in a fight over the size of the distribution fees that Google, which owns YouTube TV, must pay Disney for the right to carry its channels.

It’s not clear when the two sides will reach a deal .

“These discussions could go for a little while,” Disney’s Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston told Wall Street analysts during a Thursday conference call to d

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