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The Programming Disputes Thread

anotherguyTN said:
Another example of why I will never subscribe to Dish or Sling, or even DirecTV. :mad:
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I sub to Sling and have no issues. I have Sling Blue which does not carry ESPN or ESPN2 (they have FS1 and I sub to the sports pack to get FS2, BTN and NFL Red Zone). Its the most inexpensive way for me to get stations I want (mainly TBS, TNT, USA, Vice along with sports channels of FS1, FS2, MLB Net, NHL Net and Red Zone)
 

Disney is in a dispute with Dish and Sling. This affects FX, ESPN, Disney and ABC Affiliates managed by Disney.

The end of September brought in the expiration of another carriage deal with no agreement in place to renew it. At midnight on Sept. 30, the Disney-owned television stations that carry ABC programming as well as cable networks ESPN, FX Networks, Nat Geo, Freeform and Disney Channel, are no longer available on Dish and Sling TV.

The news comes just a couple of days after the Game Show Network was restored on Dish and Sling TV after it too went dark over a carriage dispute.

The disruption also comes as ABC is launching the new seasons of its series at the start of the broadcast season, led by flagship Grey’s Anatomy which returns for Season 19 next week, and ESPN is in the thick of NFL coverage with Monday Night Football.
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Mr Tony said:
Disney channels dropped from Dish and Sling

Our Sling Promise | Sling TV

We're fighting to bring these channels back at the same great value you expect.
www.sling.com

OUR CONTRACT WITH THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY HAS EXPIRED​


What channels are impacted?​

  • Disney Channel, Disney Jr, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN OnDemand, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ACC Network, ACC Network Extra, Longhorn Network, SEC Network, SEC+, Freeform, FX, FXM, FXX, Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, ABC News Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live, BabyTV, BabyTV Arabic, BabyTV French, BabyTV Latino, BabyTV Mandarin, BabyTV, Polish, BabyTV Portuguese
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Expect Disney to put up more ads on "The Disney Bundle" as in get Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ TV apps for those affected by the contract dispute and tell their viewers to get certain devices like Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire and Android TV to reach them in the event like this.


 
Y2kTheNewOldies said:
Expect Disney to put up more ads on "The Disney Bundle" as in get Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ TV apps for those affected by the contract dispute and tell their viewers to get certain devices like Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire and Android TV to reach them in the event like this.
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The ESPN networks and ABC are not part of the Disney Bundle. I shut my ESPN access via YouTube TV down for a couple of months, and their channels were not available, although ESPN+ and Disney+ were. You have to actually have a cable/satellite/web subscription to be able to access them.
 
Dish is the worse why I wouldn't ever go with them they don't even try to get deals done in my opinion. Dish needs Disney more than Disney needs Dish I don't see this lasting long as this will hurt Dish Network hard in my opinion if this goes 2 or more weeks. Dish doesn't like sports fans as they don't have RSN's.
 

Altice is in a dispute with Fox. Note this affects Fox Sports, Fox News and Fox O&O's like WNYW and WWOR in New York.

deadline.com

Fox Tells Altice Customers Ahead Of Big Sports Weekend That Carriage Fight Could Lead To Blackout On Optimum Pay-TV Systems

Fox Corp. has warned Altice customers that a carriage fight could knock sports and other programming off the air.
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OAN is in a dispute with Frontier communications.

One America News host Dan Ball lashed out at Frontier Communications on Wednesday night after the small cable carrier dropped the stridently MAGA network, telling Frontier that the company knows “where you can stick it.”

In recent months, OAN has dealt with an existential crisis and is essentially on life support as the channel has lost almost all of its pay TV subscriptions. Satellite provider DirecTV, which was responsible for the vast amount of One America News’ revenue, dropped the network in April. Verizon FIOS, at the time the conspiratorial far-right network’s largest remaining carrier, followed suit in July.

Earlier this month, Frontier—a struggling telecommunications firm with less than 500,000 video subscribers—decided it was also done with the Trumpy network.

“Starting on November 1, 2022, One America News Network (OAN) and A Wealth of Entertainment (AWE) will no longer be available in your line-up,” the company stated in a note, first flagged by Media Matters, to customers. “Our contract will expire and we have made the decision not to renew. These decisions are informed by customer viewership, programming costs and programming availability on numerous platforms.”
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