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The Latest Breaking News from DIRECTV

Is It Finally Time to Blow Up the Pay TV Bundle Once and For All?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we ponder what the Internet has taken from us ... as we look to surrender to AI

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Offers $30 Credit to Subscribers Who Sign Up for Rivals Fubo and Sling to Watch Football Games During Disney Blackout

Blackout started September 1

Multichannel News

DirecTV Disney Blackout: Claim $20 Credit In 3 Easy Steps

DirecTV subscribers missing Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC can apply for at least $20 worth of credit. Find out how to claim yours.

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YouTube TV Slows Its Roll — vMVPD Adds Only 50,000 Customers in Q2 After Posting First-Ever Quarterly Loss

Will the return of football rekindle Google virtual pay TV service’s once-incendiary growth?

Broadcasting & Cable

SI:AM | Five Things to Watch in Week 1 of the NFL Season

Including the best feel-good story of the year.

Sports Illustrated

Why Isn't ESPN on DirecTV? Breaking Down Dispute With Disney

ESPN, Disney, ABC and streaming services have gone dark for DirecTV customers.

Sports Illustrated

If You’re a Sports Fan With DirecTV (Or Without), You’re in Trouble

Carriage dispute between DirecTV and Disney will have huge impact on sports fans.

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Spectrum TV Customers Get AMC Plus DTC Service as Part of New Deal Between Charter, AMC Networks

Cable networks AMC, IFC, BBC America, WE tv, SundanceTV renewed

Multichannel News

DirecTV Pushes Disney for Genre-Based Bundling -- 'This Dispute Is Not a Run-of-the-Mill Dispute,' Pay TV Operator's CFO Says

DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter says it was Disney's call to black out its channels right before a highly anticipated nationally televised college football opener

Broadcasting & Cable

How to get a credit if you're a DirecTV customer without ABC and ESPN

Dispute with Disney continues.

Fortune

Missing ESPN on DirecTV? 5 ways to get it live now

DirecTV just removed ESPN and the rest of Disney's channels. Here are 5 streaming services that give you access to ESPN live now without needing DirecTV or cable.

Tom’s Guide

Disney and ESPN Treat Us All Terribly, and It's a Problem

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we ponder the new Gotham Sports App, The Trade Desk's entry into the TVOS biz ... and a new creative vision for Hollywood films

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV’s ESPN and ABC blackout for U.S. Open, college football has sports fans absolutely furious

This is the worst.

USA Today Sports Media Group

More Than 11 Million DirecTV Subscribers Lose Access To Disney Networks After Failed Deal

The programming blackout occurred days before the National Football League kicks off its new season Thursday, and ahead of the presidential debate on Sept. 10.

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ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football

TV Tech

Disney Stations and Channels Blacked Out on DirecTV

ESPN, Disney-owned stations and other services were taken off the air after the two sides were unable to reach a new distribution deal

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney Dings Football Fans Again: DirecTV Blackout Goes Down Minutes Before USC-vs.-LSU Game Kicks Off on ABC

Disney made a last-minute demand that DirecTV refrain from any legal action, source says

Multichannel News

Disney Channels Go Black on DirecTV

Negotiations fail at about 7 p.m. ET, leaving subscribers without ESPN, FX and other Disney networks

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DirecTV Offering $1 Million in Visa Cards in Sweepstakes

Members of DirecTV Perks program have more chances to win

Multichannel News

Disney Fee Dispute With DirecTV Goes Public During College Football Games

On-screen messages warn viewers of imminent blackout

International Business Times

Disney, DirecTV Racing To Renew Deals Before NFL Season Kickoff

The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV are racing against time to renew their agreement before the start of the NFL season.

TV Tech

Disney, DirecTV Blackout Looms

Disney-owned ABC stations, ESPN and other Disney channels could go dark in DirecTV homes on Sept. 1 if no deal is reached

Broadcasting & Cable

Groundhog Day: Just Like Last Year, Disney Pay TV Blackout Imperils Football's Opening Weekend for Millions of Viewers

Barring a dramatic last-minute turn of negotiating events, ESPN and ABC will be blacked out for 11 million DirecTV subscribers on Sept. 1

Broadcasting & Cable

Why Is WBD Paying $8.5 Billion For a Physical Studio ... While It's $38 Billion in Debt and AI Production Is Dawning?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we break down Kamala Harris' Bigger DNC crowd sizes, and we look at how the Venu Sports guys really messed up

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Programming Chief: The Venu Sports Guys 'Got Caught With Their Hands in The Cookie Jar in a Big Way'

With a federal court ruling casting a harsh light on practices including bloated network bundles and forced minimum penetration, Rob Thun touts a plan for a 'brighter TV future'

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