Disney and ESPN are back on YouTube TV

ESPN and different Disney-owned channels volition beryllium returning to YouTube TV pursuing a caller statement announced Friday. More than 20 channels went acheronian connected YouTube TV on October 30th, but 2 weeks aboriginal — and aft CEOs Bob Iger and Sundar Pichai reportedly got much involved — the companies person reached a deal.

As portion of this caller deal, ESPN’s “full lineup of sports” volition beryllium disposable to radical who subscribe to the basal YouTube TV program by the extremity of adjacent year, Variety reports.

“We’re blessed to stock that we’ve reached an statement with Disney that preserves the worth of our work for our subscribers and aboriginal flexibility successful our offers,” YouTube says. “Subscribers should spot channels including ABC, ESPN and FX returning to their work implicit the people of the day, arsenic good arsenic immoderate recordings that were antecedently successful their Library. We apologize for the disruption and admit our subscribers’ patience arsenic we negotiated connected their behalf.”

“This caller statement reflects our continued committedness to delivering exceptional amusement and evolving with however audiences take to watch,’’ Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro said successful a connection to Variety. “It recognizes the tremendous worth of Disney’s programming and provides YouTube TV subscribers with much flexibility and choice. We are pleased that our networks person been restored successful clip for fans to bask the galore large programming options this weekend, including assemblage football.”