Streaming customers regain access to sports and other Disney content. But if this spat left a bad taste in your mouth, we have a few suggestions for YouTube TV alternatives.

The contract deal between YouTube TV and Disney hints at the future of the streaming service, including the potential for channel packages.

Disney contract dispute ended on Nov. 14 after ESPN and other networks were blacked out on the streaming platform starting Oct. 30.

Disney and YouTube TV reached a deal after a long blackout, but sports fans may miss out if more carriage disputes pop up next year.

However, there is a caveat to all this: YouTube TV won't be fully integrating all of the sports broadcasting offered by ESPN until next year, and it may be the end of 2026 before subscribers can enjoy ESPN content actually inside the YouTube TV app.

In addition to bringing Disney networks like ABC, ESPN, and FX back to YouTube’s streaming TV service, the deal will also see ESPN make its new direct-to-consumer service available on YouTube TV at no additional price. YouTube will also be able to sell select Disney networks and the Disney+/Hulu bundle as part of different packages.

ESPN, ABC and other Disney TV networks are coming back to YouTube TV, after the media conglomerate and Google reached a deal on pricing and terms for a renewed carriage deal.

Disney and YouTube TV have reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned livestreaming platform.

YouTube TV was finally made whole again to start the weekend. After a financial dispute between Google and Disney that lasted a couple of weeks, Disney properties (including the ESPN family of networks) returned to the streaming cable service,

YouTube TV claimed Disney was threatening a blackout just to force a massive price hike onto all of us. Then Disney fired back, accusing YouTube TV of trying to use its huge size to get a special, cheap deal that no one else gets.