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Disney and YouTube TV have finally settled their differences.
For the past two weeks, Disney has removed their channels from YouTube TV amid a dispute over carriage fees.
According to industry experts, Disney was losing approximately $4 million per day because YouTube TV wasn’t paying them.
Disney is likely to face a $60 million revenue shortfall from its YouTube TV blackout, Morgan Stanley analyst Ben Swinburne wrote in a Sunday note. That’s based on the assumption that the standoff, which has gone on for 11 days so far, will last for 14 days.
In other words, Disney is losing $30 million a week, or about $4.3 million each day, because its channels aren’t on YouTube TV, Swinburne estimates.
On Friday night, Disney announced that it had reached a multi-year deal with YouTube TV.
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“We’re happy to share that we’ve reached an agreement with Disney that preserves the value of our service for our subscribers and future flexibility in our offers,” a YouTube TV spokesperson told On3.
“Subscribers should see channels including ABC, ESPN, and FX returning to their service over the course of the day, as well as any recordings that were previously in their Library. We apologize for the disruption and appreciate our subscribers’ patience as we negotiated on their behalf.”