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DirectTV Accuses Disney Of Bad Faith Negotiations In FCC Complaint As Carriage Dispute Drags On


As Disney's networks remain dark ahead of Monday Night Football and the Harris-Trump debate on ABC, DirecTV has filed an FCC complaint.

As Disney ‘s networks remain dark, DirecTV has accused the company of negotiating in bad faith amid carriage renewal talks. “We urge DirecTV to stop creating diversions and instead prioritize their customers by finalizing a deal that would allow their subscribers to watch our strong upcoming lineup of sports, news and entertainment programming, starting with the return of Monday Night Football.” “We’re not playing a short-term game,” the exec said on a September 3 Wall Street conference call of DirecTV’s desire to end the “bloated” packages that are presumed to be driving consumers to cord cut.

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