The current mess battle between YouTube TV and the Walt Disney Co. provides an opportunity to rethink having paid live television.

Disney has put the final touches on its acquisition of Fubo, a move that will help it expand the reach of its pay TV operations currently anchored by Hulu + Live TV, even as Disney-owned channels could go dark on YouTube TV. Combined, the two services have about 6 million vMVPD subscribers.

A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the company asked YouTube TV to restore access to ABC for Election Day on Tuesday “so subscribers have access to the information they rely on, adding it would be a “small step for their customers while we continue to work toward a fair agreement.”

In the media conglomerate’s latest attempt to generate support for its content following a blackout on the Google-owned TV service, Disney has proposed that YouTube TV put its ABC back on the air on November 4, when the nation heads to the polls for Election Day.

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC

A standoff between Disney and Google reached a fever pitch on Monday night after YouTube TV announced it pulled ABC and ESPN off of its platform after the two sides couldn’t agree on a new deal. On Oct.

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