#Disney and DirecTV Ink New Carriage Deal in Principle, Ending Blackout of ABC and ESPN

#Disney and DirecTV Ink New Carriage Deal in Principle, Ending Blackout of ABC and ESPN

After a two week channel blackout, Disney and DirecTV have a deal in principle. The agreed upon points including the opportunity to offer DirecTV customers genre-specific bundles, sports, entertainment, kids and family, which also include Disney’s linear networks, as well as Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. DirecTV will also have the right to distribute Disney’s upcoming…

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#AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit

#AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit

“#AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit” AT&T has completed its spinoff of struggling satellite TV provider DirecTV in a deal backed by private-equity firm TPG. Earlier this year, the telecom giant announced the sale, which valued DirecTV and other satellite properties at $16.25 billion — a fraction of the $48.5 billion AT&T shelled…

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