YouTube TV subscribers have missed another Monday Night Football game, with no sign at all of when ABC and other Disney channels might be restored to the service.
All of the Disney-owned streaming channels, including ABC, ESPN, the ACC Network and the SEC Networks, were removed from YouTube TV on Oct. 31 and have not returned since.
The disagreement causing the ABC and ESPN outage stems from the "carriage fee" that YouTube TV pays Disney to broadcast its channels. Disney has faced similar negotiating standoffs with other broadcasters in recent years, including an earlier 2021 outage on YouTube TV that was resolved in two days.
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Disney says YouTube TV is not paying enough to stream its channels. YouTube TV, owned by Google, has the most subscribers among all internet TV providers, with over 9 million. Hulu, owned by Disney, is second with 4.3 million subscribers through its Hulu + Live TV offering.
YouTube TV had promised subscribers a $20 credit for the streaming service if the Disney channels outage continued for an extended period, and on Sunday, the streaming service announced the details of that credit. Read on to learn how you can claim the $20 credit, when the outage might be resolved, and how you can watch ABC, ESPN and other Disney channels in the meantime.
How do YouTube TV subscribers get the $20 credit?
CNET received its own email from YouTube TV about claiming the $20 billing credit. CNET/David Katzmaier
Some YouTube subscribers will receive the $20 credit automatically and others will need to claim it online. According to a YouTube spokesperson, subscribers who pay with Google Play billing or through their mobile service should receive the $20 credit automatically.
If you need to claim the $20 credit, you should receive an email from YouTube TV this week. After you've received your email, follow these steps:
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