Google's YouTube TV said on Thursday Disney's networks, including ESPN and ABC, have gone dark on its platform after the two companies failed to reach a new licensing deal. "Our contract with Disney has reached its renewal date,

The dispute was a particularly public one, and prompted Disney to run messages on YouTube TV warning subscribers that the networks will go dark Friday if a deal is not met. The Independent has reached out to Disney and Google, YouTube TV’s parent company ...

YouTube TV and Disney are negotiating a renewed distribution agreement, and if a deal—or an extension of talks—isn’t agreed to by Friday, ESPN and ABC would likely go dark on the platform. Alternatively,