Disney/ESPN & DIRECTV Reach Deal

[jhetfield99]

Oh goody.

Disney and DirecTV Trade Barbs as Carriage Talks Come Down to the Wire

Disney channels like ABC and ESPN could go dark this week on DirecTV if a new deal isn't reached.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I guess this one had been kept under wraps -- so subscribers haven't yet seen anything ticking across the screen -- but apparently Disney's deal with Direct expires after this Saturday, and at least reportedly they aren't close.

I remember Disney's fight with Charter lasted 2 or 3 weeks of last football season.

Seeing the num of DirecTV subscribers is startling, used to be like 23 million, but isn't at all surprising.
I knew as soon as AT&T bought it, things would absolutely go to hell.
I'm still keeping the service, but who knows how much longer.

 

[dtv757]

the only thing in watch on ESPN in WNBA games, and ESPN deportes for MLB games

i rarly watch regular ESPN cause they never talk about baseball

 

[prushing]

This could cause me to leave.

DTV can't lose customers and Disney can't lose money.

This needs to happen but won't because it makes too much sense.

Disney/ESPN offers everything DTC.
DTV stops paying per sub and allows them to sell an add on for same DTC price (DTV gets paid a few dollars for the customer)
Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle is included for DTV

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[Jimbo]

This could cause me to leave.

DTV can't lose customers and Disney can't lose money.

This needs to happen but won't because it makes too much sense.

Disney/ESPN offers everything DTC.
DTV stops paying per sub and allows them to sell an add on for same DTC price (DTV gets paid a few dollars for the customer)
Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle is included for DTV

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So, If they go on strike, pull the signal (this is for D*).
Is the Streaming service still available ?
If you have to give your Provider to sign in, do they pull the signal for those that Are D* subs ?

Not going to affect me much if it does go down as I don't watch the channel unless a Game is on that I want to see ... that hasn't happened in a while now.
Sunday or Monday night football would be the only thing I might be watching ... (don't remember which night is which anymore)

 

[prushing]

So, If they go on strike, pull the signal (this is for D*).
Is the Streaming service still available ?
If you have to give your Provider to sign in, do they pull the signal for those that Are D* subs ?

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It will affect all 3 versions of DTV.
You won't be able to log in online and watch it.

Only way to watch live would be if ESPN+ was simulcasting. Otherwise you would need to subscribe to another provider.

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[Jimbo]

It will affect all 3 versions of DTV.
You won't be able to log in online and watch it.

Only way to watch live would be if ESPN+ was simulcasting. Otherwise you would need to subscribe to another provider.

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Fortunately, My College and Pro teams don't play on ESPN any more.

 

[KyL416]

Disney's dispute site is now live and some ads and tickers are now running on their channels.

 

[prushing]

Disney's dispute site is now live and some ads and tickers are now running on their channels.

Saw an ad now, must not be agreeing to anything

 

[larry55]

DTV don’t need this

 

[lordodogg]

DTV don’t need this

That’s what I’m saying. As a sports junkie, I rely on ESPN a lot for baseball, basketball, and college football. I hope they don’t stall negotiations and end up causing a removal because of that.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

From what I am hearing they are still talking but still far away on things. I am being told Disney wants a whole lot more for a whole lot less.

I can't say if there will be an extension or not. But for those DIRECTV customers I hope they would continue working without harming their fans.

 

[prushing]

Disney could decide to allow it to stay on the air until next weekend. FSU plays Monday night and that will take a lot of eyes off ESPN. ESPN needs some return on the ACC contract.

They also could try to use that to leverage DTV. Next weekend isn't that big of an impact as the CFB schedule is lite. NFL has a big monday night game but it is also on ABC. The issue is the 2 teams are in O&O areas so it would not be on TV.

If it isn't on by the MNF game, it could be a long outage.

 

[Mister B]

The Disney Channel is still on as of 09/01/24 at 5 AM. I don't get ESPN with the Select Package.

 

[Jimbo]

ESPN still on as of 7:00 Am

 

[I WANT MORE]

Have an account set up with Hulu LiveTV as a fill in if necessary. Most streaming sites have a free trial period
No way I'm missing one second of ESPN or +.
That's just me.

 

[prushing]

Supposedly the contract expires at 5pm today

 

[bnwrx]

Eastern Time?

 

[dtv757]

It's 4PM EDT espn and us open channels still live

 

[Tom Speer]

I just saw a message from WTAE (I don't know where it is) saying their local signal could be interrupted on DirecTV Stream, not satellite.

 

[lordodogg]

WTAE is in Pittsburgh, PA. I also saw a similar thing on their sister station in Omaha, NE, KETV/7. Both are owned by Hearst Television.