The disagreement causing the ESPN and ABC outage stems from the "carriage fee" that YouTube TV pays Disney to broadcast its channels. Disney has faced similar negotiating standoffs with other broadcasters in recent years, including a 2021 outage on YouTubeTV that was resolved in two days.

As the YouTube TV-ESPN standoff hurtles toward a second weekend, The Athletic maps out the state of play of the negotiations.

A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the company asked YouTube TV to restore access to ABC for Election Day on Tuesday “so subscribers have access to the information they rely on, adding it would be a “small step for their customers while we continue to work toward a fair agreement.”

The platform pulled over 20 Disney-owned channels on October 30, with conflicting reports about credit offers appearing on some subscribers' accounts.

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Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.

Disney is asking YouTube TV to restore ABC to its pay-TV bundle for Tuesday's Election Day as the companies negotiate a carriage renewal.

Disney and YouTube TV still haven’t struck a deal. ABC and ESPN remain off the platform despite talks to restore them for Election Day coverage.

Pat McAfee sent a harsh message to ESPN amid its standoff with YouTube TV as the two sides argue over a new deal.