YouTube TV and Disney could not reach a contract agreement, leaving subscribers without ABC and ESPN channels before a big college football weekend.

These alternative streaming services provide access to ABC and ESPN for this weekend's slate of games featuring multiple top-25 matchups.

Disney has had blackout disruptions on major providers in each of last two years, having an 11-day dispute with Charter in 2023 and a 13-day battle with DirecTV in 2024. There are a few other live TV streaming services offering great deals and channels that YouTube TV customers no longer have access to.

YouTube TV standoff has stretched out for a week and left sports fans scrambling for alternative ways to watch games.

The disagreement causing the ESPN and ABC 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 a 2021 outage on YouTubeTV that was resolved in two days.

YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.

According to a new survey from Drive Research (via Variety ), YouTube TV subscribers aren't happy. In response to the standoff, 24% of respondents said they had already cancelled their subscription or were planning to do so. That's according to around 1,100 consumers who responded to the survey.

Late last month, YouTube TV announced it was removing Disney’s ABC and ESPN from its platform after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new carriage rights deal. “Our current agreement with Disney has approached its renewal date,