YouTube TV Says Disney Has “Antiquated View” as Talks Continue

A YouTube executive has shared their perspective of the ongoing negotiations, calling Disney “unnecessarily aggressive and assertive. ”Disney and YouTube TV Discussions ContinueDeadline spoke with the executive, who requested they remain anonymous, shared YouTube’s view of the ongoing negotiations with Disney, saying that Disney’s networks on YouTube have seen “flat-ish” viewing numbers:“There are aspects of their portfolio that are doing well on our platform. But remember, they have a very broad portfolio of channels where viewership on many networks is in decline or non-existent. They still have this very antiquated view that the customer should be forced to pay for the full portfolio....