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Disney Offers to Restore Access to ABC News for DirecTV Customers — But Just for the Presidential Debate

The companies are still locked in a carriage dispute that has caused consumers of the satellite TV giant to lose access to ABC, ESPN and more.

Although we have yet to reach an agreement, we are providing a three-hour feed of ABC News coverage to all impacted DirecTV customers at no cost because we want all Americans to be able to view tonight’s debate at this important moment in our history. “On Tuesday, Disney requested a unique exception to return ABC-only for tonight because it’s hosting the 2024 Presidential Debate, an event widely available across other major broadcast stations and news networks. The two sides have exchanged barbs in the press and made several moves in the past week, with each party offering consumers discounts to their services and DirecTV filing an FCC complaint alleging that Disney is negotiating in bad faith.

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