After a bruising fight for both sides, Disney and DirecTV have called a truce: The companies announced a preliminary agreement on a new deal that will restore ESPN, ABC, FX, Disney Channel and other Disney networks to the DirecTV lineup after a nearly two-week blackout.
Under the new deal, announced Saturday, Sept. 14, DirecTV will continue carriage of Disney’s entertainment, sports and news channels including owned ABC TV stations, the ESPN networks, Disney-branded channels, Freeform, the FX networks and National Geographic channels. The companies reached the deal just ahead of a full day of college football Saturday on ABC and ESPN, and on the eve of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, set to air on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 15.
DirecTV said Disney’s “full linear suite of networks” is being restored to satellite, DirecTV Stream and U-verse customers “while both…
