Disney networks went dark on YouTube after negotiations to reach a licensing deal failed, the companies announced separately on Thursday.
The standoff between the media giants comes amid a wider industry battle over streaming costs and market shares.
YouTube has partnerships with content providers such as Disney, Fox, Paramount, and CNN to offer their channels through its subscription-based streaming service, YouTube TV.
Affected Disney networks include ABC News Live, ABC, ESPN, Nat Geo, FX, Nat Geo Wild, and Disney Channel.
YouTube TV, one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the United States with more than 10 million subscribers, issued a statement on X just before the deal was set to expire at midnight Eastern Time….