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Since YouTube TV's Disney blackout started, some sports fans have been getting their fix on Sling TV, Fubo, and others, Apptopia data shows.
While the blackout continues, we gathered alternative streaming services that offer free trials and discounts.
YouTube pulled more than 20 Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC right before Halloween after Google and Disney couldn't come to an agreement. At the time, YouTube TV claimed that it ""will not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products."
DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the ...
Another alternative to YouTube TV is DirecTV, which also has a complement of Disney-owned channels like ABC and ESPN. Like Fubo, DirecTV gives the option of a free trial, and it has the added benefit of carrying many sports- and entertainment-specific channels.
As noted by Yoder, the same tactic was deployed last year with the same three ESPN employees, when Disney battled with DirecTV. The broader reality is that people are justifiably pissed off at the entire ordeal. College football is happening, and YouTube ...
• You can watch Notre Dame vs. Boston College live for FREE with DirecTV (free trial), with Fubo (free trial) or streaming live on ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/month). When: Saturday, November 1, at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MDT).
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