Should you're a YouTube TV subscriber, you could have seen that ABC, ESPN and different Disney-owned channels have gone darkish on the platform right this moment. The Walt Disney Co. has pulled its channels from YouTube TV as of midnight on Oct. 30 after the 2 corporations failed to succeed in new phrases on their newest carriage settlement.
That implies that till that negotiation is resolved, you received't have the ability to watch any programming from these stations. That features all upcoming school soccer and NFL video games broadcast on ESPN's suite of channels —together with Monday Evening Soccer — in addition to all ABC programming like Abbott Elementary, Gray's Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars.
YouTube TV has acknowledged that if Disney’s channels stay off the platform for an prolonged interval, clients will obtain a $20 month-to-month credit score. That's all effective and good, however in case you're seeking to watch a type of upcoming video games, you're possible on the lookout for an answer as quickly as Friday evening. The excellent news is that there are many methods to get these channels again. In order for you a everlasting swap from YouTube TV, there's Hulu + Dwell TV, DirecTV, or Fubo, the place you can watch all of these channels. Should you're on the lookout for a workaround for this weekend (or for the long run) to observe ESPN, the Disney Channel, ABC and extra, right here's are the most effective choices so that you received't miss a second of sports activities, information, or leisure, all pulled from our listing of greatest dwell TV streaming providers to chop cable.
Seize an ESPN bundle so that you received't miss a single sport this weekend
Get Hulu + Dwell TV at an incredible value
Attempt Fubo free for per week and get $30 your first month
Attempt DirecTV free for five days, and get $30 off your first month
What about Sling "day passes"?
You will have heard that Sling presents day, weekend and week passes to its streaming programming for as little as $5 per day. That’s an possibility in case you're on the lookout for simply a few of the ESPN channels (the Sling Orange tier), however ABC isn't included. You may get each with Sling's Orange and Blue bundle ($30 a month to start out, $61 thereafter), however you'll want so as to add on the Sports activities Further bundle for ESPNU, which requires a further cost.
Get your native Disney/ABC programming totally free
Want your native ABC programming? Your station might have its personal free native streaming information channel (many do), you’ll be able to see if The Roku Channel carries your native station's information, or obtain your native information station app if it's a Nexstar channel.
The opposite different — in case you're inside the broadcast radius of a neighborhood ABC affiliate — is to get an over-the-air antenna. You possibly can plug in your ZIP code at antennaweb.org to see what channels are in your space. This off-brand unit has labored very nicely in our preliminary testing — it's below $30, and the channels are really free.
What video games are on ESPN/ABC this weekend?
Should you're questioning what video games you would possibly miss on account of the YouTubeTV/Disney blackout, right here's an inventory of NCAAF video games that will likely be broadcast this weekend on ABC or on considered one of ESPN's many channels, and don't neglect about Monday Evening Soccer on ESPN/ABC, too.
Friday, Oct. 31
7PM ET | No. 25 Memphis at Rice | ESPN2
7PM ET | Brown at Penn | ESPNU
7:30PM ET | North Carolina at Syracuse | ESPN
10:30PM ET | Idaho at Northern Arizona | ESPN2
Saturday, Nov. 1
12PM ET | No. 9 Vanderbilt at No. 20 Texas | ABC
12PM ET | No. 10 Miami (Fla.) at SMU | ESPN
12PM ET | Duke at Clemson | ACC Community
12PM ET | UCF at Baylor | ESPNU
12PM ET | Navy at North Texas | ESPN2
3:30PM ET | No. 5 Georgia vs. Florida (in Jacksonville, Fla.) | ABC
3:30PM ET | No. 12 Notre Dame at Boston School | ESPN
3:30PM ET | Pitt at Stanford | ACC Community
3:45PM ET | No. 15 Virginia at Cal | ESPN2
4PM ET | Mississippi State at Arkansas | SEC Community
4PM ET | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | ESPNU
7PM ET | South Carolina at No. 7 Ole Miss | ESPN
7:30PM ET | No. 8 Georgia Tech at NC State | ESPN2
7:30PM ET | No. 18 Oklahoma at No. 14 Tennessee | ABC
7:30PM ET | Kentucky at Auburn | SEC Community
7:30PM ET | Wake Forest at Florida State | ACC Community
8PM ET | Arkansas State at Troy | ESPNU
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