YouTube TV subscribers are now getting their free ESPN Unlimited access

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In the fallout from last year’s Disney/YouTube TV spat, subscribers were promised free ESPN Unlimited.

YTTV users are now starting to be notified about the arrival of their ESPN Unlimited perks.

Initial access is through the ESPN app, with YTTV streaming arriving later.

Last fall, Google and Disney found themselves butting heads over YouTube TV carriage agreements , with subscribers temporarily losing access to multiple ABC, ESPN, and National Geographic channels. It was embarrassing to see the corporate spat played out in public like it was, with YTTV subscribers effectively turned into bargaining chips. When they inevitably sorted things out, viewers were issued a credit , and Google announced a new deal that would, among things, bring a new ESPN offering to YTTV. And now, the better part of a year later, that’s finally happening.

We just got this email notifying us of ESPN Unlimited arriving for YouTube TV accounts: