Re: ESPN Unlimited

woffordtiger · 2025-11-14T17:34:31.086Z

Anyone that is a YouTube TV customer try upgrading to ESPN Unlimited? Don’t know if this will give access to all of the games or not. If I try to watch games on the app with my ESPN+ subscription, I get a message these channels are not available through my TV provider.

Espn unlimited is not the same as espn +

Re: ESPN Unlimited

mpercy®

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Nov 14, 2025, 3:49 PM

You're playing right into Disney's hands.

Disney/ESPN jacked up their rates on DISH and Sling in 2022, caused DISH and Sling to go without for a while until they caved.

https://www.sportspro.com/broadcast-ott/ott-and-digital/dish-espn-disney-sling-carriage/

"Dish accused Disney of walking away from the negotiating table after demanding a US$1 billion increase in the fee paid for the carrier.

Disney jacked up their rates on DirecTV in 2024, caused DirecTV to go without for a while.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/business/disney-directv-deal-abc-espn

DirecTV filed a complaint Saturday with the Federal Communications Commission alleging Disney did not negotiate in good faith as the two sides remain at an impasse on a distribution deal.

“Disney has violated the FCC’s good faith mandates by predicating any licensing agreement on DIRECTV’s waiving any legal claims on Disney’s past, current, or future anticompetitive actions, including its ongoing packaging and minimum penetration demands,” a DirecTV spokesperson told CNN on Sunday.

In the 10-page complaint, DirecTV claimed the negotiations stalled because, “Disney insists on bundling and penetration requirements that a federal district court judge in New York recently found in the context of the ‘Venu’ joint venture to be unlawful, anticompetitive, and ‘bad for consumers.’”

Disney jacked up their rates on both Spectrum and Charter in 2024, caused both Spectrum and Charter customers to go without for a while.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/espn-spectrum-dispute-updates/e1be289061e0945bc8b868c7

In the document, Charter listed out the following as reasons for the ongoing stalemate between the two sides, putting the blame on Disney:

* The multichannel video product is too expensive and packages don’t meet consumer needs
* Customers are leaving the traditional video ecosystem and losses have accelerated
* We still believe video is an important part of our connectivity offering, but the video product has been devalued and the ecosystem is broken
* Disney – so far – has insisted on a traditional long-term deal with higher rates and limited packaging flexibility
* Charter proposed a model that creates a better value for consumers and the industry

Disney owns Hulu and Fubo, and they WANT to force you onto their platforms.