ESPN and Disney-owned networks such as FX, Freeform and the SEC Network went dark on DirecTV and AT&T U-verse on Sunday due to a carriage dispute.
DirecTV and Disney are engaged in a carriage dispute, resulting in a blackout of Disney-owned networks on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and AT&T U-verse. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Millions of sports fans watching the U.S. Open on ESPN or just tuning in to see the LSU-USC game on ABC were greeted with something unexpected this weekend: a blackout.
These sorts of blackouts have become common in recent years as satellite and cable providers look to combat the increasing cost of programming by offering flexibility to customers. Per the playbook, each side has come out with a statement putting the onus on the other for the impasse. “DirecTV chose to deny millions of subscribers access to our content just as we head into the final week of the US Open and gear up for college football and the opening of the NFL season,”. “While we’re open to offering DirecTV flexibility and terms which we’ve extended to other distributors, we will not enter into an agreement that undervalues our portfolio of television channels and programs.”
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