As a long-time subscriber of DirecTV and an avid sports fan, I find myself deeply troubled by this ongoing carriage feud between Disney networks and my beloved service provider. The thought of missing out on college football, the U.S. Open, or even “Monday Night Football” is almost unbearable.
For the past ten days, Disney networks such as ESPN and ABC have remained off-air on DirecTV due to a dispute over broadcasting rights. However, in an exceptional move for Tuesday night’s presidential debate between VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Disney has decided to grant temporary access to ABC News’ coverage on DirecTV.
Initially announced in May, the ABC News presidential debate is set to air on multiple platforms such as television and streaming. However, an agreement with DirecTV has not been reached yet. Nevertheless, we are offering a complimentary three-hour feed of ABC News coverage to all affected DirecTV subscribers so they can watch tonight’s debate free of charge, considering the significant role this event plays in our nation’s history.
I’m continuing discussions with DirecTV, and it’s entirely in their hands to reinstate Disney programming for their viewers.
As reported by Disney, they extended an offer on Tuesday to grant DirecTV access to the ABC News debate live stream, but as of now, DirecTV has not responded affirmatively to this proposal. At the time of writing, representatives from DirecTV have yet to provide a comment on the matter.
The debate between Harris and Trump is set to start at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10th. It will be aired live on ABC, streamed live on the ABC News Live digital platform, and simultaneously broadcast on various other news channels such as CNN, Fox News, CBS, NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, and NewsNation.
Disney’s distribution contract with DirecTV ended on September 1st, after lengthy negotiations without a resolution. During these discussions between Disney and DirecTV about the terms of their new agreement, over 11 million satellite and streaming customers of DirecTV have missed numerous sports broadcasts that were shown on ESPN and ABC, such as college football games, the U.S. Open tournament, and the September 9th kickoff of this season’s popular “Monday Night Football” telecast.
A week ago, when Disney’s channels stopped broadcasting, DirecTV declared an upcoming price hike starting October 6, which caused discontent among their customers.
Over the weekend, Directv lodged a complaint with the FCC against Disney, accusing them of refusing to negotiate fairly. They pointed out that Disney demanded Directv give up certain legal rights as part of their deal, which they found unfair. However, Disney defended themselves by stating that such terms are common practice (and had been included in previous agreements with Directv), implying that it was actually Directv who was acting unreasonably.
Directv argues that Disney is demanding an extremely high price hike for its networks and refuses to let Directv create budget-friendly “skinny bundles” of TV channels. On the other hand, Disney asserts they have provided Directv with various choices for adaptable programming packages, including a sports-focused combo featuring ABC and ESPN networks.
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2024-09-10 22:17