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Disney-DirecTV Carriage Renewal Talks Continue Ahead Of Deadline; Blackout Warnings To Viewers Could Begin Soon
Disney and DirecTV remain at the bargaining table, trying to reach a renewal of their current distribution agreement, which expires Sunday.
While the customary warnings to viewers about a potential blackout, delivered via on-screen crawls, social media messages and so on has not yet begun, they could be activated as soon as Friday night, a person familiar with the talks tells Deadline. Along with U.S. Open tennis, Disney-owned ESPN is also going to be presenting Week 1 of the college football season Saturday amid robust ratings for the sport in recent years. “They have not engaged in earnest on proposals we’ve made to them” for more streamlined packages of channels, President of Disney Platform Distribution Justin Connolly told Deadline in an interview this week.
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