Disney turns to artificial intelligence as it battles YouTube TV blackouts
LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney Co warned investors that its ongoing dispute with YouTube TV could drag on, sparking fresh concerns about the shrinking of the company’s traditional TV business, as its quarterly revenue fell short of market expectations. Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston told analysts the company had “built a hedge” into its forecast to account for a potentially lengthy blackout of its television networks on YouTube TV — the fourth-largest pay-TV provider in the United States with about 10 million subscribers. The channels were killed on October 30 after negotiations over the carriage rights between Disney and YouTube’s












