Disney and DirecTV reached a crucial deal Saturday, effectively bringing back college football broadcasts for DirecTV customers who lost access to Disney networks like ABC and ESPN after the cable provider and Disney battled over a distribution agreement at the start of the month.
Walt Disney and DirecTV are back in business with each other after a dispute that has kept ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned networks off of the cable provider since the beginning of September.
Walt Disney and DirecTV Saturday announced they have reached an agreement in principle Saturday, restoring college football and other programming to the satellite TV provider's more than 11 million subscribers.
Disney and DirecTV are nearing an agreement to end a blackout, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal could come as soon as Saturday, they said.
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Millions of DirecTV customers lost Disney networks, including pay-TV networks like ESPN and FX, last week amid a battle over contract bundling and fees. The blackout left customers without access to the U.S. Open and the debut of college football this season — and now could mean they won't be able to see the NFL's opening "Monday Night Football" game
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