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Why Isn't ESPN on DirecTV? Breaking Down Dispute With Disney

ESPN, Disney, ABC and streaming services have gone dark for DirecTV customers.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 4, 2024

If You’re a Sports Fan With DirecTV (Or Without), You’re in Trouble

Carriage dispute between DirecTV and Disney will have huge impact on sports fans.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 4, 2024

Spectrum TV Customers Get AMC Plus DTC Service as Part of New Deal Between Charter, AMC Networks

Cable networks AMC, IFC, BBC America, WE tv, SundanceTV renewed

Multichannel News · Sep 4, 2024

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DirecTV Pushes Disney for Genre-Based Bundling -- 'This Dispute Is Not a Run-of-the-Mill Dispute,' Pay TV Operator's CFO Says

DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter says it was Disney's call to black out its channels right before a highly anticipated nationally televised college football opener

Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 3, 2024

How to get a credit if you're a DirecTV customer without ABC and ESPN

Dispute with Disney continues.

Fortune · Sep 3, 2024

Missing ESPN on DirecTV? 5 ways to get it live now

DirecTV just removed ESPN and the rest of Disney's channels. Here are 5 streaming services that give you access to ESPN live now without needing DirecTV or cable.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 3, 2024

Disney and ESPN Treat Us All Terribly, and It's a Problem

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we ponder the new Gotham Sports App, The Trade Desk's entry into the TVOS biz ... and a new creative vision for Hollywood films

Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 2, 2024

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DirecTV’s ESPN and ABC blackout for U.S. Open, college football has sports fans absolutely furious

This is the worst.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 2, 2024

More Than 11 Million DirecTV Subscribers Lose Access To Disney Networks After Failed Deal

The programming blackout occurred days before the National Football League kicks off its new season Thursday, and ahead of the presidential debate on Sept. 10.

International Business Times · Sep 2, 2024

ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024

Disney Stations and Channels Blacked Out on DirecTV

ESPN, Disney-owned stations and other services were taken off the air after the two sides were unable to reach a new distribution deal

TV Tech · Sep 1, 2024

Disney Dings Football Fans Again: DirecTV Blackout Goes Down Minutes Before USC-vs.-LSU Game Kicks Off on ABC

Disney made a last-minute demand that DirecTV refrain from any legal action, source says

Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 1, 2024

Disney Channels Go Black on DirecTV

Negotiations fail at about 7 p.m. ET, leaving subscribers without ESPN, FX and other Disney networks

Multichannel News · Sep 1, 2024

DirecTV Offering $1 Million in Visa Cards in Sweepstakes

Members of DirecTV Perks program have more chances to win

Multichannel News · Sep 1, 2024

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Multichannel News · Sep 1, 2024

Disney Fee Dispute With DirecTV Goes Public During College Football Games

On-screen messages warn viewers of imminent blackout

International Business Times · Aug 30, 2024

Disney, DirecTV Racing To Renew Deals Before NFL Season Kickoff

The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV are racing against time to renew their agreement before the start of the NFL season.

TV Tech · Aug 29, 2024

Disney, DirecTV Blackout Looms

Disney-owned ABC stations, ESPN and other Disney channels could go dark in DirecTV homes on Sept. 1 if no deal is reached

Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 28, 2024

Groundhog Day: Just Like Last Year, Disney Pay TV Blackout Imperils Football's Opening Weekend for Millions of Viewers

Barring a dramatic last-minute turn of negotiating events, ESPN and ABC will be blacked out for 11 million DirecTV subscribers on Sept. 1

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Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 25, 2024

Why Is WBD Paying $8.5 Billion For a Physical Studio ... While It's $38 Billion in Debt and AI Production Is Dawning?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we break down Kamala Harris' Bigger DNC crowd sizes, and we look at how the Venu Sports guys really messed up

Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 21, 2024

DirecTV Programming Chief: The Venu Sports Guys 'Got Caught With Their Hands in The Cookie Jar in a Big Way'

With a federal court ruling casting a harsh light on practices including bloated network bundles and forced minimum penetration, Rob Thun touts a plan for a 'brighter TV future'

Tom’s Guide · Aug 20, 2024

You can now read ebooks on your exercise bike, thanks to new Peloton and Amazon partnership

Amazon and Peloton have teamed up to bring Kindle ebooks to your Peloton machine.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 20, 2024

Chris Paul’s PlayersTV investment scores big with DIRECTV

Chris Paul's media investment is already paying dividends.

TV Tech · Aug 16, 2024

N.Y. Court Upholds Retrans Ruling Against Nexstar

Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division upheld a ruling that Nexstar fraudulently collected $10.5 million in retrans fees from DirecTV

Multichannel News · Aug 16, 2024

Nexstar Fraudulently Collected $10.5 Million in Fees from DirecTV, Appeals Court Rules

Broadcaster concealed loss of NBC affiliation at WHAG

TV Tech · Aug 15, 2024

PlayersTV Launches on DirecTV

The agreement expands the reach of the athlete/fan-owned network

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