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Spectrum customers saw their ESPN stations blacked out shortly before Thursday's Florida-Utah game. Here's why.
Unable to reach a deal, Disney's content went dark on DirecTV, leaving more than 11 million pay-TV subscribers unable to watch ESPN and ESPN2 just as the college and pro football seasons get underway.
That agreement would have given non-cable customers the ability to watch live sports on networks such as ESPN and FS1. Those plans are on hold as Disney appeals the judge's decision.
ESPN currently charges the highest retransmission consent fee of any major cable television network in the United States. In 2011, the main channel alone carried a monthly rate of $4.69 per subscriber (nearly five times the price of the next-costliest channel, TNT), with ESPN's other English language channels costing an additional $1.13 per subscriber; these prices rise on a nearly constant basis.
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Disney’s focus on launching a stand-alone streaming option for ESPN — one of the longtime pillars of the cable TV bundle — next year gives DirecTV little incentive to pay more for the service.
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