The ABC and ESPN blackout on DirecTV — affecting nearly 11 million homes — comes during a busy sports calendar with college football, the NFL and the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Walt Disney Co.-owned channels, including
's coverage of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. The impasse came at the deadline for a new distribution deal after weeks of haggling between the two companies over contract terms and fees that Disney charges to carry its programming. Without an agreement, DirecTV lost its rights to carry Disney channels. Sports fans will quickly feel the pinch. In addition to college football on
is set to start its season with a 'Monday Night Football' game Sept. 9 between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets, in which Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is expected to return after suffering an injury a year ago. Disney's eight ABC stations, including KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles, are no longer available on DirecTV.
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