The answer is a predictably unsatisfying mix of "maybe a smidgen," "probably less than you think" and "it's complicated."

As ESPN and YouTube continue to bicker like an old wives' supper club over the return of ESPN/Disney's bundle of channels back to YouTube TV, there's at least o

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One of the biggest stories in the sports industry over the past week has been the contract standoff between ESPN and YouTube TV. Since Oct. 31, none of Disney’s catalog of channels has been available on YouTube TV, as the previous deal between Disney, ESPN’s owner, and Google, YouTube TV’s owner, ended the day prior.

While ESPN and YouTube TV remain at odds following the network's removal of its content from the latter’s platform, significant changes are afoot. The Worldwide Leader in Sports has taken a kinder view on betting in recent years and, as such, agreed to a 10-year, $2 billion-deal with PENN Entertainment in August 2023.

The Athletic, part of The New York Times, reported on a memo distributed to Disney employees today which addresses the ongoing blackout of Disney-owned channels such as ABC, and especially ESPN, on YouTube TV.