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The streaming service's highest tier, DirecTV Premier, lives up to its title. The plan includes everything you'd find in Entertainment, Choice, and Ultimate, plus extra premium networks and streaming access, including HBO Max, STARZ, Cinemax, and Paramount+ with Showtime (Premium) channels. All in all, it offers a whopping 185+ live channels.
This past weekend, YouTube TV subscribers were sent an email saying they will be eligible for a $20 credit on their account due to this standoff, but most users just want their channels back. Puck News reporter John Ourand wrote on Monday that YouTube TV is demanding rates from Disney that are lower than some of the other large TV distributors in the country.
YouTube TV is losing multiple ABC-affiliated channels. Here's why, if you're considering dropping it, you might want to check out DirecTV or Fubo TV instead.
Since YouTube TV's Disney blackout started, some sports fans have been getting their fix on Sling TV, Fubo, and others, Apptopia data shows.
For 10 million subscribers, a missed college football Saturday on ABC and ESPN networks is rolling over to NFL's "Monday Night Football."
So far, YouTube TV has come across as the good guy in the negotiations, with most of the public believing Disney deserves more blame for the continued blackout. The platform also offered subscribers a $20 credit for losing access to the two channels, though they did spark outrage for forcing users to claim that credit.
The internet company is providing a $20 credit that can be applied to customers' monthly subscription, which will partially defray the $82.99 per month cost for a base plan that h