Disney/ESPN & DIRECTV Reach Deal

[KyL416]

There's no overall Hearst dispute. The issue is that if Disney goes dark, so does the streaming rights to the 3rd party ABC affiliates:
https://www.wtae.com/article/directtv-stream-wtae/62019515

The continued carriage of WTAE, a local ABC Network affiliate, on the DIRECTV Stream internet-delivered video service, is dependent on the successful negotiation between DIRECTV and The Walt Disney Company. Viewers who receive WTAE via a satellite dish attached to your home, will not be impacted.

The removal of WTAE's signal from DIRECTV Stream will only occur if The Walt Disney Company and DIRECTV fail to reach an agreement by 7pm (Eastern) on September 1st, 2024.

Neither WTAE nor Hearst, the station’s parent company, is involved in the discussions between DIRECTV and The Walt Disney Company.

 

[kenny9966]

and its Gone. WOW!

 

[jcrandall]

Well it is official, I guess it went offline at 5pm Mountain time of all things, 7pm ET

 

[kenny9966]

Well it is official, I guess it went offline at 5pm Mountain time of all things, 7pm ETView attachment 174099

Right before Sunday Night Baseball...they must be far far apart. Yikes.

 

[KyL416]

DIRECTV's statement:
https://www.directv.com/insider/unbundle-disney-2/

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I am getting word the Disney Own Channels are now confirmed to be gone from DIRECTV. Can anyone confirm?

 

[KyL416]

ABC 7 in Detroit is still on (for now), it is an O&O.

WXYZ Detroit is Scripps

 

[kenny9966]

I am getting word the Disney Own Channels are now confirmed to be gone from DIRECTV. Can anyone confirm?

100%

 

[KyL416]

You can now click the link for a credit at TVPromise.com

 

[Mr Tony]

For some damn reason they pulled the ABC which is NOT owned by ABC or ESPN
Its own locally by Hubbard Broadcasting.
We do not have an ABC in Mankato and they give us KSTP St Paul/Minneapolis.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

From DIRECTV.

• We’re disappointed that Disney chose to put customers into the middle of negotiations
• We appreciate your patience while DIRECTV works this matter out with Disney
• Our goal is always to deliver the content that you want at a value that also makes sense to you
• Please visit directv.com/tvpromise for more information

LOCAL CHANNEL PROGRAMMING IMPACTED

DMA #​	DMA​	Actual Station​	Network​	DBS Channel​
602​	Chicago, IL	WLS	ABC	7​
866​	Fresno-Visalia, CA	KFSN	ABC	30​
618​	Houston, TX	KTRK	ABC	13​
803​	Los Angeles, CA	KABC	ABC	7​
501​	New York, NY	WABC	ABC	7​
504​	Philadelphia, PA	WPVI	ABC	6​
560​	Raleigh-Durham, NC	WTVD	ABC	11​
807​	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA	KGO	ABC	7​

NATIONAL CHANNEL PROGRAMMING IMPACTED

Channel Name​	Channel​
ESPN	206
ESPN Deportes	466
ESPN2	209
ESPNews	207
ESPNU	208
ACC Network	612
BabyTV	425
Disney Channel	290
Disney Junior	289
Disney XD	292
Freeform	311
FX	248
FX Movie Channel	258
FXX	259
Nat Geo	276
Nat Geo Mundo	435
Nat Geo WILD	283
SEC Network	611

 

[KyL416]

For some damn reason they pulled the ABC which is NOT owned by ABC or ESPN

See Post #21:

if Disney goes dark, so does the streaming rights to the 3rd party ABC affiliates

 

[Mr Tony]

Well that f**king sucks!
Pretty sad if you ask me. The ABC isn’t owned by them so we should still get it. Just my opinion

 

[bnwrx]

FYI: TV promise site is up offering a $20 credit

 

[Tom Speer]

Well that f**king sucks!
Pretty sad if you ask me. The ABC isn’t owned by them so we should still get it. Just my opinion

The ABC station may not be owned by Disney, but the ABC Network is.

 

[KyL416]

ABC owns the streaming rights to their programming and negotiates streaming carriage on behalf of their affiliates, so they can't stream them without a deal with Disney. It also applies to logging in with your account on the ABC.com player.

Watching 3rd party affiliates via satellite or U-Verse isn't affected by this.

 

[larry55]

My abc is own by me star it not affected here si I’m watching LSU-SC game..I,m glad Braves be on Ballys next week.

 

[Tom Speer]

I signed up for SPorts Pack in order to get the ESPN channels and ACC Network. They are all dark now. I checked if I could remove the package, but it says I am in for the season and can't cancel. I don't see any $20 credit when I enter my zipcode. My ABC station is unaffected. (Satellite customer).

 

[prushing]

I signed up for SPorts Pack in order to get the ESPN channels and ACC Network. They are all dark now. I checked if I could remove the package, but it says I am in for the season and can't cancel. I don't see any $20 credit when I enter my zipcode. My ABC station is unaffected. (Satellite customer).

Did you click on the DTV link at the bottom? Says something about check for credit options.


Also my account which isn't bundled with at&t worked fine but parents account which is bundled did not.

 

[Tom Speer]

Did you click on the DTV link at the bottom? Says something about check for credit options.

Also my account which isn't bundled with at&t worked fine but parents account which is bundled did not.

My account goes to the AT&T site. They put me over there because I have an AT&T mobile number, but it is with Consumer Cellular which uses AT&T facilities but bills seperately. I hate that. I will call after Labor Day to try to get the SPorts back removed. In my last call to Retention, I clearly stated that I wanted the ESPN channels and ACCN, nothing more, and I downgraded from Choice to Entertainment plus Sports Pack. Now one day into September, I am paying 14.95 a monthe for a totally useless package.