These alternative streaming services provide access to ABC and ESPN for this weekend's slate of games featuring multiple top-25 matchups.

The answer is a predictably unsatisfying mix of "maybe a smidgen," "probably less than you think" and "it's complicated."

Unfortunately, we are headed into another sports-packed weekend without a deal in place,” Disney executives wrote in a memo on Friday.

Two college basketball bluebloods battle at 7 p.m. ET, Nov. 7, as ESPN broadcasts an early-season showdown between the Kansas and North Carolina men. While the game will be available broadly across cable and streaming carriers,

The release of the memo to ESPN employees is the latest twist in the protracted stand-off between the distributor and content company.

Disney has had blackout disruptions on major providers in each of last two years, having an 11-day dispute with Charter in 2023 and a 13-day battle with DirecTV in 2024. There are a few other live TV streaming services offering great deals and channels that YouTube TV customers no longer have access to.

Pay TV subscribers are accustomed to losing channels when negotiations go south between station groups and cable or satellite providers. In those instances, TV stations get yanked from the cable lineup until a deal is reached,

During perhaps one of the best seasons for watching sports on television, ESPN channels were removed from the YouTube TV streaming platform. However, there are way subscribers can watch football and more sports this weekend with some help from other streaming services.