DirecTV and Disney have agreed to restore ESPN and other Disney-owned channels to DirecTV customers following a two-week blackout. Disney networks went dark on September 1 after both parties disagreed on fees and bundle structures, impacting DirecTV’s 11 million customers during major sporting events like the U.S. Open and “Monday Night Football.” The new agreement offers “market-based terms” on pricing and allows DirecTV to provide genre-specific packages. Both companies described the collaboration as a “first-of-its-kind” for offering flexible video options.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:03DirecTV and Disney have agreed to restore ESPN and other Disney-owned channels to DirecTV
00:07customers following a two-week blackout.
00:10Disney networks went dark on September 1st after both parties disagreed on fees and bundle
00:15structures impacting DirecTV's 11 million customers during major sporting events like
00:19the U.S. Open and Monday Night Football.
00:22The new agreement offers market-based terms on pricing and allows DirecTV to provide genre-specific
00:27packages.
00:28Both companies describe the collaboration as a first of its kind for offering flexible
00:32video options.
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