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YouTube TV exec says Disney is 'unnecessarily aggressive,' wants customers to pay for channels they don't watch (9to5google.com)

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

with normal cable providers to force Freeform on a market that doesn’t want it,

My guess is Freeform is a tiny tiny bit of money, likely a rounding error's amount. I doubt that this is a war between Disney and Youtube to carry Freeform or not.

[–] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Per the article: 'Disney appears to be pushing for YouTube TV to carry its full catalog, where YouTube TV appears to feel that certain networks may not be worth carrying with “non-existent” viewership.' It's literally about these no value added channels nobody watches like Freeform. In the old cable days, just having more channels was an asset for justifying cable plans costing $100, and they legally had to carry ABC, so ABC could go "C'mon, only $30mil for Localish is a steal! We'll throw in ESPN Classic for only another $10mil if you say yes!" That dynamic is gone, so now Freeform IS in fact worth very little money, but Disney has not adjusted to the new reality with Youtube.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I stand corrected. Thank you.