YouTube TV begins rolling out $20 credits to subscribers amid the ongoing Disney channel blackout affecting ESPN, ABC, and National Geographic.

Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the company's standoff with Google on Thursday amid a carriage rights battle that has left YouTube TV customers without ABC, ESPN and a host of other Disney networks since Oct. 30.

Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.

YouTube pulled more than 20 Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC right before Halloween after Google and Disney couldn't come to an agreement. At the time, YouTube TV claimed that it ""will not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products."

The contract standoff between ESPN and YouTube TV has caused sports fans to band together in uproar over the past week. Since Oct. 31, Disney’s entire catalog of networks, including ABC and all ESPN affiliates, has been unavailable on Google-owned streaming service YouTube TV.

YouTube TV is driving a hard bargain with Disney, and has leverage since it's backed by Google. But it's also a powerhouse in its own right.

After hundreds of reports suggested YouTube went down on November 7, users began to realize their ad blockers might actually be the problem.

Google’s new “Ask” feature brings Gemini AI into everyday apps like Photos and YouTube, letting you chat with your own content. You can now find specific memories, edit images, or get instant video summaries,

Unlike Netflix, where the power and incentives were questionable, Youtube is no upstart. It is already the world’s largest distributor of video content, with billions of users. And while it is branded separately, it is owned by Google, a twice convicted monopolist.