ESPN, Disney, ABC and streaming services have gone dark for DirecTV customers since Sunday amid a contract dispute with Walt Disney Co. The loss of availability has impacted millions and there's a genuine possibility that the situation will stretch through Week 1's Monday Night Football game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.
Our Jimmy Traina wrote about the existing and potentially persisting trouble in his column, surmising that this carriage dispute feels different than previous ones. In terms of scope and, crucially, the time it's happening as the streaming wars ramp up, both sides really need to win.
