Disney-YouTube TV row now makes it even harder to watch all your movies in

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TL;DR

• New content purchased from YouTube and Google Play will no longer sync with Movies Anywhere, which lets you combine your content and movie purchases from different platforms and sellers.
• This appears to be a consequence of the recent dispute between YouTube and Disney, as Movies Anywhere is owned by the latter.
• With this change, users will still be able to access their already synced library from YouTube or Google Play, but that may not be forever.

Over the past few weeks, Google and Disney have been quarreling over licensing fees, which resulted in Disney recently removing its live TV channels from YouTube TV and discontinuing the option to purchase its shows and movies on Google’s platforms. Neither giant is backing down, and the punches won’t stop landing.

In a more recent setback, Google is losing access to Movies Anywhere — a digital library management platform that allows you to sync your content from different apps into a single library. Movies Anywhere recently shared a brief update on its support page, stating that Google Play and YouTube are no longer participating in its library-sharing program. That means if you use Movies Anywhere, your purchases from Google Play or YouTube will no longer be visible along with other content from distributors, such as Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Sony Pictures, Fandango at Home, etc.




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