The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week. DirecTV filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission Saturday night accusing Disney of negotiating in bad faith. (AP)
In the complaint, DirecTV said Disney has imposed unreasonable conditions on the renewal of their distribution agreement, including demands for bundling and penetration requirements that a federal court recently ruled unlawful. (CNBC / Reuters)
More than 11 million subscribers have been affected by Disney pulling its ABC stations, ESPN, and other cable networks from DirecTV’s lineup last week. The blackout came ahead of the upcoming presidential debate on ABC between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the final rounds of U.S. Open tennis, and the start of the National Football League season. (CNN)
With the blackout, DirecTV satellite subscribers have lost access to Disney’s owned-and-operated ABC local stations in Los Angeles; New York; Chicago; Houston; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Fresno, Calif.; and Raleigh, N.C. In addition, subscribers to DirecTV’s streaming services across the U.S. lost access to ABC-affiliated stations not owned by ABC. (Variety)
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