BURBANK & EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Over the weekend on Sept. 14, DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company announced that they have reached an agreement in principle for a new distribution deal. The two companies also agreed to restore Disney’s full linear suite of networks, ending a black out that started on Sept. 1, to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse customers while both parties work to finalize a new, multi-year contract.
The new agreement will cover ABC Owned Television Stations, the ESPN networks, the Disney-branded channels, Freeform, the FX networks and the National Geographic channels as well as Disney’s streaming services and the upcoming ESPN DTC service.
