Another long-running network dispute has come to an end: Disney and DirecTV have reached an agreement. The new long-term deal ends a dispute that left more than 11 million DirecTV subscribers without access to the Disney networks for 13 days. The service was restored on Saturday before the first college football games began. A press […]
The 2024-25 NFL season has begun. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to defend their Super Bowl title from last year. Meanwhile, the top contenders for Super Bowl LIX include the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. To make things even more exciting, Kendrick Lamar has already been […]
A contract dispute between Disney (DIS) and DirecTV continued Monday after the media giant pulled its own channels, including ESPN and ABC, from DirecTV last week. The media blackout has already impacted the start of the NFL and college football seasons. In addition to ESPN, other Disney entertainment channels are also affected, including the Disney […]
An important milestone has been reached in the cold war between Disney and DirecTV. When the Jets’ game against the 49ers began airing on Monday Night Football on ESPN and ABC, the networks’ parent company, Disney, had still not reached a broadcast agreement with DirecTV. The dispute involves the ESPN family of networks, FX and […]
The broadcast dispute between DirecTV and Disney has entered new, nerve-wracking territory as the companies have been unable to reach an agreement NFL Monday Night Football starts its season on ESPN. “Disney wants you to miss Monday Night Football on ABC and ESPN while DirecTV works on a new agreement,” was a clear message from […]
A contract dispute between Disney (DIS) and DirecTV continued Monday after the media giant pulled its own channels, including ESPN and ABC, from DirecTV last week. The media blackout, which has already impacted the start of the NFL and college football seasons, will now impact the NFL’s first Monday Night Football game between the New […]
DirecTV subscribers just lost ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels due to a still-unresolved contract dispute — and now the pay-TV provider is telling customers it will raise its prices next month. The higher prices for DirecTV’s satellite TV and streaming TV services will take effect on or after Oct. 6, 2024, the company said […]
It takes a lot of effort for a pay-TV provider to subsidize its own customers when they want to try out a competitor. But in a surprising move, DirecTV is doing just that. As the broadcast dispute between Disney and DirecTV drags on, leaving millions of subscribers without Disney channels like ABC, ESPN and FX, […]
Carriage fights lead to strange bedfellows. DirecTV, which is locked in a dispute with Disney over a new deal with ESPN, ABC and other broadcasters, said it would give customers a $30 credit for two competing streaming TV services – Sling from longtime satellite rival Dish Network and Fubo. Disney and DirecTV were unable to […]
RALEIGH, NC (WLOS) — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper sent letters to the Walt Disney Company and DirecTV on September 6, urging both companies to reach an agreement while calling the dispute an “unacceptable practice.” Current subscribers to DirecTV’s streaming service cannot receive ABC News 13, and several viewers have called the station to complain. […]
