Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV Subscribers Lose Monumental Sports Network

Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV subscribers have now lost access to Monumental Sports Network, removing access to Washington Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics games for those based in the national capital region.

The possibility of the regional sports network being dropped by Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV first came to light last week when Monumental Sports Network began warning subscribers of the dispute.

At that time, Monumental Sports Network said it had made multiple attempts to keep the network available to subscribers, including “significant economic concessions” on its part.

However, it now seems as though those attempts were unsuccessful. In an update provided yesterday, Monumental Sports Network confirmed that it had been unable to agree a new distribution deal with either live TV service and the network was dropped by both.

“We offered — and will continue to offer — both YouTube TV and Hulu numerous fair deals filled with economic concessions to keep our programming accessible, but despite public statements made, neither platform meaningfully engaged nor responded to our proposals. These platforms simply do not value you or the role regional sports play in your communities,” Monumental Sports Network said.

The regional sports network was also removed from Fubo’s channel lineup last year.

For those affected by this change, Monumental Sports Network has set up KeepMonumentalSports to explain options, and to call on sports fans to reach out to Hulu and YouTube to demand the return of the network.