Channels owned by The Walt Disney Co., including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, Freeform and others will be pulled from the Google-owned pay-TV service at midnight ET after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement ahead of a midnight deadline.

Absent a deal before midnight on Thursday, those networks (and others owned by Disney) could exit the increasingly popular streaming-based collection of channels that has essentially become the leading high-tech cable package. Google and Fox reached a deadline deal in August. Google and Comcast did the same in September.

Last year, amid strong ratings, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called the first couple months of the league’s media deal a “long touchdown pass” for the league. That trend is continuing in Year 2. Through the first two months of the 2025 college football season,

Another huge week of college football resulted in big TV ratings for ABC. The network once again led the charge in Week 9. ABC’s tripleheader took the top three spots from Saturday’s slate, led by Alabama’s thrilling victory over South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium.

There are several college football games on the first weekend of November to watch. Our breakdown of the biggest matchups of Week 10.

The Google-owned pay-TV service has amassed considerable clout with its growing base of about 10 million subscribers. Its negotiations with Disney could test how much power it really holds.