Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHere’s another TV distribution fight that is escalating — and could result in a blackout: Google is telling YouTube TV subscribers that its current contract for Disney’s suite of networks is due to expire this week and that they could be removed from the service.Disney confirmed that the contract with YouTube TV for ABC-owned TV stations, the ESPN networks, Disney channels, Freeform, the FX networks and the National Geographic channels is due to expire on Friday, Dec.
17, at 11:59 p.m. ET.“If Disney offers us equitable terms, we’ll renew our agreement with them,” YouTube says in a new blog post. “However, if we are unable to reach a deal by Friday, the Disney-owned channels will no longer be available on.
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