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DirecTV Says Subscriber Losses During Disney Carriage Dispute Are Short-Term but ‘Not Immaterial’
CMO Vince Torres also slammed the conglomerate’s presidential debate offer as a “self-serving” PR ploy during ongoing negotiations
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ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ 2024 Season Opener Dips to 20.5 Million Viewers Amid Disney-DirecTV Carriage Dispute
Despite the blackout, the San Francisco 49ers’ win over the New York Jets is the second-most watched Week 1 match-up in the program’s 19-season run on the network
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Disney-DirecTV Dispute Is Opportunity for Fans to ‘Find Their Sport in Different Places,’ YouTube Exec Says
The blackout across ESPN and ABC continued for the first night of Monday Night Football
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DirecTV and Disney Reject Opposing Debate Coverage Proposals Amid Carriage Dispute
The companies each offered solutions for how impacted customers could view the Harris-Trump debate, but both have been turned down
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Why DirecTV’s ‘Existential’ Carriage Dispute With Disney Is a Fight for the Future of the Pay TV Bundle
Standoffs between programmers and distributors will get more frequent and contentious as cord-cutting accelerates, experts tell TheWrap
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DirecTV to Raise Prices as Much as $10 Per Month in October Amid Disney Carriage Dispute
The move will help the satellite TV giant “remain competitive in the marketplace, while still delivering the best possible programming”
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DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout Continues
The satellite provider argues the studio is continuing anticompetitive practices during the carriage dispute
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Disney Offers $30 Credits for Hulu + Live TV Plans Amid DirecTV Carriage Dispute
The satellite TV giant is also giving $30 credits on Fubo and Sling TV subscriptions during the programming disruption
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DirecTV Says Disney Is Trying to ‘Corner the Market for Themselves’ Amid Carriage Dispute
The pay TV giant argues that the House of Mouse’s package proposals are “laced” with minimum penetration requirements that limit the scope and reach of what it’s looking to offer
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DirecTV Is Offering $20 Credit During Disney Carriage Dispute – Here’s How to Claim It
The programming blackout, which includes linear networks ESPN and ABC, began on Sunday
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DirecTV Calls Disney ‘An Obstacle to the Solution’ as ABC, ESPN Carriage Blackout Continues
CFO Ray Carpenter says the channel distributor is ready to go “as long as it takes” for a fair deal
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Disney Networks ABC, ESPN Go Dark on DirecTV as Carriage Talks Collapse, 11 Million Subscribers Impacted
Channels were pulled from the satellite cable provider late Sunday afternoon
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Disney Says ‘Fairly Sizable Gap’ Remains in DirecTV Carriage Talks as Deadline Looms
Justin Connolly, the content provider’s platform distribution president, tells TheWrap they are focused on making an agreement that reflects the value of their portfolio
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DirecTV, Dish Network Back Fubo in Disney-Fox-WBD Sports Streaming Legal Fight
In a motion to dismiss Fubo’s lawsuit, the studios argued it “does not offer any plausible basis to conclude that it will ever suffer antitrust injury” from their joint venture
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DirecTV’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Nexstar Dismissed by Judge
“DirecTV’s injuries are too indirect and speculative to confer antitrust standing,” the Wednesday ruling states