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Date : Thu Nov 06 2025 14:45:09

YouTube TV and Disney stand-off branded an antitrust issue by broadcaster  
here's what could happen next

Date:
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:34:58 +0000

Description:
The CEO of one of the US' biggest TV station groups, Sinclair, has shared 
that the Disney-YouTube TV drama is affecting local ABC stations.

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Disney-YouTube drama is getting more heated, and it's starting to have an 
impact on local ABC stations CEO of Sinclair, Chris Ripley, has shared that 
the company has experienced a $1 million loss since the drama started He also 
said that the FCC has launched an investigation over "hurtful practices" 

Disneys dispute with Google over YouTube TV carriage rights has been going on 
for almost a week, and now the drama is starting to affect local stations, 
leading  broadcasters to air their thoughts, particularly Sinclair CEO Chris 
Ripley. 

During the companys Q3 earnings call, Ripley drew attention to the ongoing 
spat saying that Sinclairs ABC stations are currently being affected by the 
dispute. He went on to reveal that the company experienced a net loss of $1 
million, which Ripley has tied to Googles conflict with Disney, labelling it 
as an "anti-trust issue" that will "hurt local viewers and local journalism". 

ABC stations as well as other Disney-owned networks, such as ESPN, the Disney 
Channel and Nat Geo Wild, were dropped from YouTube TV last week after the 
two media companies couldnt come to an agreement over asking fees. As a 
result, popular viewing, including US state and local elections as well as 
sports coverage, have been blacked-out for YouTube TVs 10 million 
subscribers, but the platform is giving $60 in credit to its customers in 
compensation. 

"As local broadcasters, we have no say in whether our content  and the 
content we pay to air  will be distributed to local viewers," Ripley said 
while referring to over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, such as YouTube TV 
and Hulu + Live TV. This was clearly not the intent of the Telecommunications 
Act (of 1996), he said, adding that broadcasters "should not be able to 
dictate to us whether we can or cannot distribute content to YouTube TV". 

Following these remarks, Ripley took time to address the unfairness that this 
places onto loyal YouTube TV customers who are now faced with potentially 
having to subscribe to additional platforms just to access ABC content. 
Particularly concerning is that consumers are now being forced to buy more 
streaming services from one of the parties in the dispute to get the content 
that they literally already paid for," Ripley said. 

So, how is Sinclair moving forward from this? Although it could be a while 
before Disney and Google find themselves in a place to come to an agreement, 
Ripley already has a plan of action. 

In addition to his comments above, Ripley revealed that he has discussed the 
situation with the FCC, which has since opened an investigation into these 
practices that can be harmful to local stations. He concluded by stating we 
call on Congress, the FCC, and antitrust regulators to further review this 
and stop the harm to local broadcasters and local viewers. 

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-antitrust-issue-by-broadcaster-heres-what-could-happen-next


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