DirecTV and Disney Blame One Another for Failed Attempts to Pause Blackout
DirecTV and Disney are pointing fingers at each other after rejecting offers to temporarily restore content during their carriage agreement fight. Subscribers have lacked Disney content since Sept. 1 (see 2409090003). Disney rejected a request for a carriage agreement extension…
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that would return all Disney channels to DirecTV customers through Monday, DirecTV said Tuesday. Disney said it "remain[s] at the table negotiating with DirecTV and the restoration of our programming to their subscribers is completely within their control." Disney said DirecTV rejected a three-hour feed of NBC News coverage of Tuesday night's presidential debate. DirecTV said the arrangement would confuse subscribers.