Streaming viewers are caught in the middle of a contract battle that will feel very familiar to anyone who remembers linear TV.

While "College GameDay" was not shown on YouTube TV, Pat McAfee, who has excited college football fans since joining the show as an analyst in 2022, streamed the entire three-hour broadcast on his X account.

A perk of subscribing to YouTube TV, per Google’s marketing, is the ability to “record it all with unlimited DVR space.” A footnote on the YouTube TV homepage notes that unlimited DVR is subject to “device, regional, and Internet restrictions” but overlooks an additional restriction in the form of multi-conglomerate spats.

If you logged into your Movies Anywhere account in the past few days, you might have noticed some titles missing from your library, specifically content purchased on Google Play and YouTube. As of October 31st, movies from either platform are no longer available on Movies Anywhere.

On Tuesday, ESPN's Pat McAfee addressed the situation and had a message for some his big-name coworkers who have shared videos on social media talking about the dispute and how fans can go to a website so they "don't miss any" action.

Disney says YouTube TV is not paying enough to stream its channels. YouTube TV, owned by Google, has the most subscribers of all other internet TV providers, more than 9 million. Hulu, owned by Disney, is second with 4.3 million subscribers through its Hulu + Live TV offering.

Following its failed deal with Disney, YouTube TV is handing out $10 monthly credits—but not everyone qualifies, and it’s not automatic.

ESPN's bitter, drawn-out battle with YouTube TV (or more broadly, Disney's standoff with Google) reared its ugly head earlier this week when millions of YouTube TV subscribers were blacked out of watching ESPN's Cardinals-Cowboys matchup on Monday Night Football.