Last week, the Y ouTube team publicly called out Disney for its "costly economic terms" as part of their new distribution agreement. It noted that Disney's move would end up giving YouTube TV viewers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney's own products.

YouTube TV finally sent an offer to its customers as the company continues its standoff with ESPN amid a carriage rights dispute.

The Disney-YouTube TV confrontation highlights the dramatic changes in media consolidation, the diminishment of local media, and the continuing rise of big tech.

Disney pulled ESPN, ABC, the SEC Network, Disney Channel and 17 other channels from YouTube TV due to failed contract negotiations late last month. No progress had been reported two weeks later, and YouTube TV pledged to offer subscribers the $20 credit if the channels were still unavailable "for an extended period of time."

Since Oct. 30, YouTube TV subscribers have been without ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned channels as a result of a carriage dispute between the streaming platform and Disney. While the dispute has obviously been bad for business for YouTube TV,

YouTube TV customers are growing frustrated by missing big events. Analysts say the fight must be resolved soon to avoid alienating them.

Disney is likely feeling a financial pinch from the ongoing blackout of ESPN, ABC and other networks on Google’s YouTube TV. Disney is losing an estimated $30 million per week from its networks being pulled off YouTube TV,

YouTube TV and Disney remain in a contract stalemate, leaving millions of customers without access to ESPN/ABC channels.