A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the company asked YouTube TV to restore access to ABC for Election Day on Tuesday “so subscribers have access to the information they rely on, adding it would be a “small step for their customers while we continue to work toward a fair agreement.”

YouTube TV and its parent, Google, want to “eliminate competition” and “devalue the very content that helped them build their service,” top Disney executives charged in a memo to employees Friday. Disney Entertainment Co-Chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman joined with ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro in giving workers an update on the blackout of ABC,

Disney channels, including ABC and ESPN stations, went dark for YouTube TV subscribers early Friday morning because of an ongoing contract dispute. That means WEWS Channel 5, the Cleveland-based ABC affiliate,

Don't get spooked, but viewers of ABC Television Network stations who rely on YouTube TV to deliver the local broadcast station aligned with the Disney-owned offering could suffer a "blackout" come Halloween,