YouTube TV rejects Disney's request to restore ABC for Election Day coverage amid blackout

YouTube TV on Monday afternoon rejected Disney's request for the platform to restore ABC and its other broadcast channels for Election Day coverage on Tuesday amid the streaming platform's blackout on them.

Disney made the request earlier Monday, but YouTube TV said restoring the broadcast channels for a single day would cause greater confusion. The channels have been blacked out since last week.

“We agree that the right priority here is to give customers what they want,” YouTube TV acknowledged in a blog post. “As you know from the many content disputes you’ve been part of, customers don’t want companies fighting and content blackouts. But unfortunately, your proposal would permit us to return Disney’s ABC stations only for a day and will cause customer confusion among those who may briefly see ABC on YouTube TV only to lose it again shortly after.”