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Several ABC stations, ESPN and other networks were pulled from DirecTV’s lineup on Sunday — denying DirecTV’s estimated 11 million subscribers access to the U.S. Open, as well as college football and NFL games — after the cable TV provider failed to reach a new broadcast agreement with Disney and there are no signs of a resolution anytime soon.

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Which networks were affected by the discontinuation of Disney Channels?

According to DirecTV, the blockage also affected live TV on Hulu, ESPN channels and ABC-owned stations in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as channels from FX, National Geographic and Freeform.

Large number

11.3 million. That’s how many subscribers DirecTV has, which is the third-largest television provider in the USA according to the media analysis company Leichtman Research Group.

Important background

DirecTV – citing the success of shows like “Shogun” that air on Disney’s Hulu – has expressed frustration with companies offering new shows on streaming platforms before they appear on cable channels. The provider said Disney is taking “an anti-consumer approach” by demanding a new contract that includes a bundle of Disney services like Hulu and forces consumers to pay more to access new shows. Last month, a judge issued a temporary restraining order against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros over a planned sports-centric streaming service called Venu, ruling that the service would “substantially lessen competition and hinder commerce.”

Surprising fact

This is the second year in a row that Disney has dropped its programming on Labor Day weekend. Last September, coverage of the U.S. Open was dropped because Disney could not reach a broadcast agreement with Charter. Disney claimed Charter devalued its programming while Charter demanded free access to Disney’s streaming services for its subscribers. This dispute lasted 11 days, hours before the hugely popular “Monday Night Football.”

tangent

Some Comcast subscribers on the West Coast were unable to watch college football games over the weekend due to a similar dispute with the Big Ten Network. That blackout will reportedly last through next weekend and affect broadcasts of games from the University of Oregon, UCLA, the University of Southern California and the University of Washington.

More information

The Seattle TimesThe latest on the dispute between Comcast and Big Ten Network on the eve of the UW opener