ESPN used its high-profile season opener of Monday Night Football to warn DirecTV viewers of a looming carriage deadline with the AT&T-owned distributor.
The exact date of the contract expiration wasn’t specified, but it is understood to be sometime in September, and would also apply to AT&T’s U-verse cable platform and internet-delivered AT&T Now.
If a blackout hits ESPN, it would also affect ABC, Disney Channel and Freeform networks, as well as Disney-owned local stations, including Wabc in New York and Kabc in La. Also hanging in the balance is ESPN’s fledgling Acc Network as well as the college-sports Longhorn Network.
AT&T signals of Monday’s double-header featured not only the standard commercial spot warnings but also messages embedded in the on-screen ticker across the bottom of the screen.
“Our contract with AT&T for the ABC, ESPN, Disney, and Freeform networks is due to expire soon,...
The exact date of the contract expiration wasn’t specified, but it is understood to be sometime in September, and would also apply to AT&T’s U-verse cable platform and internet-delivered AT&T Now.
If a blackout hits ESPN, it would also affect ABC, Disney Channel and Freeform networks, as well as Disney-owned local stations, including Wabc in New York and Kabc in La. Also hanging in the balance is ESPN’s fledgling Acc Network as well as the college-sports Longhorn Network.
AT&T signals of Monday’s double-header featured not only the standard commercial spot warnings but also messages embedded in the on-screen ticker across the bottom of the screen.
“Our contract with AT&T for the ABC, ESPN, Disney, and Freeform networks is due to expire soon,...
- 9/10/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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