Disney CFO: "We're ready to go as long as long as they want to."
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/disney-hold-long-youtube-tv-132639288.html “We’re in the middle of negotiations right now. Things are live. They’re happening. Obviously, as we entered the year, we knew this was going to be a challenging battle and we prepared ourselves for it, and we’re ready to go as long as they want to,”Johnston told CNBC on Thursday as the company reported earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2025. “This is ultimately about your customers, and, right now, YouTube customers are suffering without this critical content for them, right? Sports in the middle of football season is about as important as you can get,” Johnston said. “So, I think from that perspective, we perhaps have some leverage as well, because there are other places people can go to get that sports.” He also declined to address the outstanding issues that the two sides remain apart on. “I’m just not going to comment on the various elements of the negotiation,” he said. “It’s a negotiation. There’s back and forth. They want certain things, you want certain things.” “While we’ve been working tirelessly to close this deal and restore our channels to the platform, it’s also imperative that we make sure that we agree to a deal that reflects the value that we deliver, which both YouTube, by the way, and Alphabet, have told us, is greater than the value of any other provider,” Iger continued. “So we’re not trying to break new ground.” Meanwhile, YouTube TV argues that Disney is asking them for a rate above what Charter and DirecTV pay for the ABC networks and to pay more for their content than what they charge the Hulu and Fubo, which recently completed its merger with Hulu + Live TV. It added that it isn’t asking for better rates, but for size-based “most favored nations,” a contractual promise that a programmer will not offer better terms to any other distributor without offering the same terms them. It also disputed that the tailored programming packages are Disney’s proposal, noting that it’s a topic they’ve had conversations with all of their partners about.
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 Google and Disney fail to reach an agreement - jdl October 31, 2025, 8:43:39
- *celebratory gunfire* - jdl November 14, 2025, 18:51:42
- Will Disney squeeze ESPN Select nee ESPN+? - Potomac November 13, 2025, 16:19:45
- Not great, Bob - jdl November 13, 2025, 15:20:13
- Fuck off, disney. I'm not interested in paying for your scrappy espn unlimited content - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 17:04:10
- What the heck do I have to do with this?* - RSMBob November 13, 2025, 16:53:22
- I’m pretty sure Disney wants YTTV to take on Unlimited ESPN along with a price increase…. - timmer November 13, 2025, 16:28:55
- Yeah, this isn't getting done any time soon. Brutal* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 15:24:26
- I guess it's good most of the Illinois fball/bball games are off ESPN (other than Tenn game)... - shua November 13, 2025, 15:35:33
- I really dont want to change from YT TV though. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes November 13, 2025, 15:31:09
- Well, now that Disney owns Hulu and apparently Fubo, I'm sure this is their strategy. - Kajagoogoo November 13, 2025, 16:12:23
- Plus, like, Sunday Ticket. That’s a show stopper for me* - opossum jenkins November 13, 2025, 15:57:16
- yeah I'm not changing providers. - OrangeSox November 13, 2025, 15:46:29
- same* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 15:44:06
- It will be resolved eventually. I'm not leaving YTTV. - uofi1998 November 13, 2025, 15:37:03
- I definitely miss the multi-view option on YTTV - jayd November 13, 2025, 15:33:25
- PSA: Sling Orange plan has ESPN and you can buy a pass for a day, weekend, or week only - meanjeans November 13, 2025, 13:13:22
- Every time this thread bumps i think a deal was done* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 11:26:53
- ooo - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 11:27:39
- Disney CFO: "We're ready to go as long as long as they want to." - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 11:25:08
- from what I've seen/read here is what both sides seem to be asking for... - IlliniSax05 November 11, 2025, 14:23:17
- psa...just got the email to claim the credit. all you do is click a button on the updates tab* - lcubed November 11, 2025, 14:04:34
- Claim your $20 YTTV credit… - DocWalk20 November 10, 2025, 17:04:57
- I’ve gotta be honest this whole thing is making me notice how little ABC/ESPN content I watch * - meanjeans November 9, 2025, 18:48:41
- ooo - jdl November 9, 2025, 16:15:52
- Gameday is free on the espn app this morning.* - voiceofreason November 1, 2025, 9:31:23
- Looks like you can sign up for a day or weekend pass for Sling - illini21 October 31, 2025, 12:25:51
- memo from Disney execs to employees - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 11:53:19
- this isn't great. I hope a bunch of people cancel* - cpsteine October 31, 2025, 10:46:00
- Glad I have spectrum. * - harb October 31, 2025, 9:56:31
- Also, my first reaction to this was “whoa, this is a dealbreaker” - Carl Spackler October 31, 2025, 9:49:56
- the level of complaints I've heard directed at YTTV about this surprises me - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 9:21:10
- Why would I take YTTV’s side? They are making tons of money, can control the rates and - memyselfandillini October 31, 2025, 16:19:25
- What I don't understand about any of these strategies is it's never been easier to switch. - tvillini October 31, 2025, 11:11:47
- The hilarious part was Disney trying to paint Google as the corporate boogeyman.* - Carl Spackler October 31, 2025, 9:48:41
- Capitalism enriching us all! Glorious * - Jackie October 31, 2025, 9:39:52
- This is what happens when we want to pay college football coaches $10M a year... - uofi1998 October 31, 2025, 9:32:09
- trump tweet o/u 6pm* - John Coctostan October 31, 2025, 8:47:16
- well thats lame as hell - illini21 October 31, 2025, 8:46:53
- I’m guessing the new ESPN app may have something to do with this. * - MC October 31, 2025, 8:46:21
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