How much money did Disney lose over YouTube TV?

The 15-day carriage dispute between Disney and YouTube TV in late 2025 resulted in a significant financial hit for Disney, specifically affecting its sports division.
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How much money is Disney losing from YouTube TV?

Disney was estimated to be losing about $4.3 million per day during the YouTube TV blackout last fall, according to one Wall Street analyst.
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How many people are canceling YouTube TV?

In fact, Variety's survey published Nov. 6 reveals that about 24% of YouTube TV subscribers have already canceled or plan to soon drop their subscriptions.
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Who won the YouTube TV Disney dispute?

YouTube TV wins out in Disney, ESPN carriage dispute. The news: Disney and YouTube TV struck a new carriage agreement late Friday, ending a nearly two-week clash that made more than 20 Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC, unavailable on the pay TV service.
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Is Disney losing money with Disney Plus?

The Walt Disney Company said on Monday that streaming profit (Disney+, Hulu and an ESPN service) increased 72 percent, to $450 million, partly because of higher prices.
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Did Disney lose 700000 paid subscribers?

Disney+ lost 700,000 subscribers over the final three months of 2024, which is the Walt Disney Company's first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Not counting Disney+ Hotstar, the cheap Disney+ service in India, Disney+ now has 124.6 million subs.
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How many Disney subscribers cancelled their subscription?

Data from analytics firm Antenna shows Disney+'s so-called churn rate - the percentage of subscribers who cancel each month - jumped from a 4% average to 8%, which equates to about three million cancellations, while Hulu's rose to 10% or more than 4 million.
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Is YouTube TV still negotiating with Disney?

By the time Disney's channels returned to YouTube TV, Google's streamer said it had "reached an agreement with Disney that preserves the value of our service for our subscribers and future flexibility in our offers." Disney executives maintained that the deal reflected the company's "continued commitment to delivering ...
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Did YouTube TV and Fox make an agreement?

Yes, YouTube TV and Fox came to a new agreement in late August 2025, after initially agreeing to a short-term extension to prevent a blackout of Fox channels like Fox News and Fox Sports on YouTube TV, ensuring continued access for subscribers just as football season began. The multi-year deal resolved negotiations that had led to a near-disruption, keeping local Fox stations and sports programming available. 
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What's the best replacement for YouTube TV?

What Are the Best YouTube TV Alternatives?
  1. DirecTV. DirecTV Stream offers 90+ live TV channels with its “Entertainment” package, which costs just $49.99/month right now as part of a special offer (compared to $83 for YouTube TV). ...
  2. Hulu + Live TV. ...
  3. Fubo TV. ...
  4. Sling.
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Why is ABC no longer on YouTube TV?

Because Google, LLC (parent company of YouTube TV) and Disney were unable to reach an agreement, YouTube TV dropped the Disney suite of channels. Unfortunately, this means all ABC-affiliated stations (even those not owned by Disney) were also dropped from the YouTube TV platform.
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Who is bigger, Netflix or YouTube?

YouTube has officially overtaken Netflix in revenue. In 2025, Alphabet Inc. revealed YouTube generated nearly $60B, surpassing Netflix's $45B and now sitting just behind The Walt Disney Company in entertainment.
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How many people left Disney Plus after Jimmy Kimmel?

According to data from subscription analytics firm Antenna, as reported by The New York Times on Monday, Disney+ lost approximately 3 million subscribers in September, the same month that ABC suspended the late night show for Kimmel's comments regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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How many people have canceled YouTube TV?

Nearly 1 in 4 (24%) say they have canceled or intend to cancel their subscription because the service no longer delivers the core content they signed up for.
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Why did Disney lose $4 billion?

Many social media users posted that they were canceling their Disney subscriptions. Some users went so far as to claim that Disney lost nearly $4 billion over the decision to suspend 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
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Who won the Disney vs YouTube TV fight?

Neither Disney nor YouTube TV definitively "won" the recent carriage dispute (Nov 2025), as both made concessions, but many analysts suggest YouTube TV emerged stronger by securing rights to integrate ESPN's new streaming service (ESPN Unlimited) directly into their platform, while Disney got favorable financial terms and access to YouTube TV's growing subscriber base, but had to agree to integrate sports content within the YouTube TV ecosystem. 
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Will Disney rejoin YouTube TV?

The new carriage deal means Disney sports, entertainment and news programming, such as ESPN and ABC, will return to YouTube's pay tv platform.
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Has YouTube TV and NBC reached an agreement?

Google, NBCUniversal reach agreement to keep shows on YouTube TV. Alphabet's Google and Comcast -owned NBCUniversal have reached a multi-year agreement to keep NBC shows such as "Sunday Night Football" and "America's Got Talent" on YouTube TV, wrapping up a difficult negotiation.
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How much has Disney lost with the boycott?

Stock price is just a reflection of future expected earnings. So the market is predicting they are going to take a significant hit from the boycott. When did they lose $3.8 billion in market cap? Disney's market cap as of yesterday was approximately $204.5–$208.7 billion.
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What if you invested $1000 in Disney 20 years ago?

Investing $1,000 in Disney (DIS) stock 20 years ago (around early 2006) would have grown to approximately $4,700 to $5,000, including dividends, representing a solid return but significantly underperforming the S&P 500 index over the same period, which would have yielded much more, showcasing Disney's recent struggles despite past growth.
 
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How many people have deleted Disney+?

Disney dealt huge subscriber blow after 1.7 million fans reportedly walk away from Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN over Jimmy Kimmel saga.
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Why is everyone boycotting Disney right now?

People are boycotting Disney right now primarily because ABC (owned by Disney) suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Kimmel made controversial comments about the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, leading to accusations of censorship and silencing free speech, prompting fans, celebrities, and even some political figures to call for boycotts of Disney+, Hulu, and other Disney properties, alongside ongoing conservative criticism related to LGBTQ+ issues in Disney content.
 
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