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NFL RedZone — an around-the-horn live highlight show demonstrating all the action on NFL Sunday — is back for Week 9 of the 2025 season.
The battle for streaming dominance has intensified after The Walt Disney Company and Google's YouTube TV failed to renew a key carriage agreement, resulting in a blackout of Disney-owned channels. From 30 October 2025,
ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels have not been available on YouTube TV since Thursday because of an impasse in contract talks for a new distribution deal. YouTube TV subscribers could miss election coverage and "Monday Night Football.
Though a full weekend of college football and NFL action, ESPN and ABC were not available to millions of YouTube TV subscribers.