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The two companies have been negotiating a new contract to keep Disney's content on DirecTV's satellite and streaming services, including U-Verse TV, as a five-year contract ended Sept. 1.
After a 13-day carriage dispute, Disney and DirecTV have reached a new agreement, restoring ABC, ESPN and other networks. The resolution comes one day ahead of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards ...
DirecTV and Disney failed to reach an agreement over the weekend, causing Disney to remove channels from the platform. Learn how to get a credit if you're a DirecTV customer.
Here are some of the channels customers will not be able to access during the contract dispute: Disney Channel. ESPN networks (includes the ACC and SEC networks) Freeform. FX. FXX. National Geographic
A carriage dispute is a disagreement over the right to "carry", that is, retransmit, a broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between broadcasters and cable companies and now include direct broadcast satellite and other multichannel video programming distributors.
On August 27, 2012, Big Ten Network (BTN) and Dish Network (Dish) began a dispute over the extant contract. This contract expired on August 31, 2012, the day before the college football season started. [58] On September 1, 2012, Big Ten Network and Dish Network entered into a short-term arrangement and avoided a blackout. [59]
Broadcasters typically claim that the programming they provide costs money, and these retransmission fees allow them to provide this expensive programming. Further, the Cable Act created retransmission consent in order to fix a market imbalance and the marketplace and contract disputes should be addressed in the marketplace.
The blackout is the latest dispute that has cost DirecTV customers access to Columbus television channels. Last December, local viewers lost access to WBNS (Channel 10) because of a dispute with ...