Disney networks, together with ESPN and ABC, stay in the dead of night on DirecTV because the horse-drawn carriage dispute continues for its ninth day (and counting). However for Tuesday night time’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the media firm will briefly present ABC Information protection to DirecTV.
“As we introduced in Might, the presidential debates on ABC Information might be accessible extensively throughout broadcast, cable and streaming,” Disney mentioned in a press release. “Whereas we’ve not but reached an settlement, [with DirecTV]we’re making three hours of ABC Information protection free to all affected DirecTV prospects as a result of we would like all People to look at tonight’s debate throughout this necessary second in our historical past.
Disney added: “We’re nonetheless in negotiations with DirecTV and restoring our programming to their subscribers is fully inside their management.”
Disney’s distribution take care of DirecTV expired on September 1, after months of unsuccessful back-and-forth. As Disney and DirecTV haggle over the phrases of a brand new deal, DirecTV’s greater than 11 million satellite tv for pc and streaming prospects are lacking out on a slew of sports activities programming on ESPN and ABC, together with faculty soccer, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Open, which begins on Sept. 9 Tennis Open.
Final week, DirecTV angered prospects by asserting it might elevate costs beginning Oct. 6 within the wake of the Disney Channel shutdown.
There might be extra to return.
