Disney Suffers $30 Million-Plus Loss Amid ESPN, YouTube TV Dispute

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As Disney and YouTube TV’s standoff entered its second week, millions of subscribers were denied access to live sports and primetime programming. Now, Wall Street analysts have begun tallying the cost. According to Morgan Stanley analyst Ben Swinburne , Disney is losing roughly $30 million per week while its linear channels — including ESPN and ABC — stay off YouTube TV, a figure that works out to about $4.3 million a day. The blackout began when the last carriage deal ran out in late October,