If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber and rely on ESPN for football games, you may never miss an episode dance with the stars (airing on ABC), you’re probably frustrated with the current dispute with Disney. Both channels, along with other Disney channels such as Freeform and FX, have been shut down since October 30, just over two weeks.
Although no solution has been found yet, the two major streaming companies are still negotiating new pricing terms. One analyst estimated that Disney is Losing more than 4 million dollars a day while the resistance continues. “We are willing to continue as long as they want.” This is what Disney’s CFO Hugh Johnston tells CNBC Discuss the company’s quarterly results. Disney is obviously trying to maximize the royalties they get from their channels. YouTube Claims Disney ‘Offers Expensive Terms’ which may lead to an increase in subscription prices.
But there is good news: YouTube has kept its promise to offer its subscribers a $20 credit; I should have received an email from YouTube about this. However, as this does not happen automatically, you must request this first; here we show you how to do this.
Here’s how to get your $20 YouTube TV credit
Formerly YouTube TV It will cost you at least $83 per monthSo take advantage of the $20 credit while you can. This is what you need to do.
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Open YouTube TV in a web browser and go to your subscription settings in the upper right corner.
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Go to the bottom of the menu and click on Updates.
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On the update screen, click Apply for credit.
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You should see a confirmation screen showing that you have applied for credit. It should apply to your next December bill.
Pause or stop YouTube TV
If you cannot agree, you can try to agree. Cancel your YouTube TV subscription (or at least take a break until you find a solution). Here’s how you do it.
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Open YouTube TV in a web browser and go to your subscription settings.
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Click Cancel Subscription and then Cancel to confirm.
In the same settings, you can also turn off your subscription until YouTube reaches an agreement with Disney. Go to Settings > Subscription > choose how many weeks you want to pause your subscription and then click Pause.
In any case, this will give you more time to decide whether it is worth keeping or closing your account.
What are the alternatives to YouTube TV?
Your $20 credit will simply be applied to your next YouTube TV bill. But if you think of it as “an extra $20 to spend on streaming this month,” you can use that budget for some pretty easy solutions, including ESPN’s new standalone service, Fubo (a YouTube TV competitor), and many others. For more information, here’s how to best watch ESPN and ABC during the YouTube TV blackout.
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