YouTube TV’s New Distribution Deal Restores ESPN, ABC To Platform
For 39 hours, sports fans who rely on YouTube TV to watch games were outraged at the timing of a Walt Disney-owned channel blackout. The blackout went into effect at 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, which happened to be right in the middle of ESPN‘s broadcast of the Los Angeles Lakers–Minnesota Timberwolves game. “Worst timing ever! You did this during Bowl season, NBA Christmas games, and NFL playoff races!? So disappointing,” one YouTube TV subscriber tweeted. Disney and Google, which owns YouTube TV, were able to come to an agreement Sunday afternoon. “We appreciate Google’s collaboration to reach...