The Disney-DirecTV dispute is in its second week. Over the weekend, DirecTV filed an FCC complaint, alleging Disney had failed to negotiate in good faith.
Millions of DirecTV customers could miss ESPN's kickoff of 'Monday Night Football' — a highly anticipated game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets — as the Walt Disney Co. channel blackout stretched into its ninth day on Monday. DirecTV and U-Verse customers have become increasingly frustrated as the dispute drags on, disrupting Disney's coverage of the opening week of college and NFL football and the US Open Tennis tournament.
In its messaging, Disney has encouraged frustrated viewers to cancel DirecTV in favor of other distributors, including Hulu + Live TV, which Disney owns. The company also offers Disney+ directly to consumers and, earlier this year, it entered into a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp. to create a sports-centric package of cable channels, including ESPN, called Venu.
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