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Disney warns that its networks, including ESPN and ABC, may be removed from YouTube TV if a new distribution deal isn't reached by October 30, due to disagreements over programming rates and terms, potentially affecting millions of subscribers and major sports seasons.
Paramount Global and Charter Communications have extended their partnership with a multi-year distribution agreement that includes Paramount's full portfolio of linear cable networks, CBS broadcast stations, and direct-to-consumer streaming services like Paramount+ and BET+. The deal, which mirrors Charter's previous agreement with Disney, will offer ad-supported versions of Paramount+ Essential and BET+ Essential at no extra cost to Spectrum TV customers. Unlike the Disney deal, no cable networks will be dropped. This agreement comes amid financial struggles and leadership changes at Paramount.
DIRECTV and its streaming services have lost 66 local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC channels after failing to reach a deal with Tegna, the local broadcast station owner. This marks the second time this year that DIRECTV has faced a blackout due to a distribution agreement dispute. Tegna is seeking annual double-digit rate increases, while DIRECTV proposed offering local stations a la carte, which was rejected by Tegna. The blackout's duration is uncertain, but both sides remain far apart in negotiations.
The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications have announced a multiyear distribution agreement that restores the majority of Disney's networks and stations to Spectrum's video customers. The deal includes providing Disney+ and ESPN+ to Spectrum subscribers, as well as offering Disney's direct-to-consumer services to all Charter customers. Spectrum TV will now offer a curated lineup of 19 networks from Disney, including ABC, Disney Channel, FX, and ESPN. The agreement also emphasizes the commitment to combat unauthorized password sharing.
Disney and Charter Communications are engaged in a dispute over their distribution agreement, resulting in several channels, including ESPN, going dark for Charter's Spectrum cable service customers. The disagreement centers around the rising cost of programming, particularly ESPN, which remains a popular cable attraction despite losing subscribers to cord-cutting. Charter claims to have offered Disney a fair deal, while Disney states that it has offered favorable terms but Charter has refused to agree. The dispute has led to a loss of coverage for live sporting events, including the U.S. Open tennis. Both companies express hope for a quick resolution.
DirecTV has removed Nexstar Media Group's network and local community programming from its systems after failing to reach a new distribution agreement. Nexstar offered to extend the current agreement, but DirecTV rejected it. The removal affects markets in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver, and St. Louis. DirecTV claims that Nexstar demanded more than double the current viewer fees, leading to the loss of rights to offer network partners ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW stations, and the cable news service NewsNation. Both companies are in discussions to resolve the issue.
DirecTV and Newsmax have reached a multi-year distribution agreement, ending a bitter carriage dispute that saw the right-wing channel and satellite carrier publicly criticize each other. Newsmax had accused DirecTV of censoring conservative voices, while DirecTV had refused to pay millions of dollars to broadcast Newsmax's low-rated programming. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but both parties expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
DirecTV and Newsmax have reached a new distribution agreement that will restore Newsmax to DirecTV customer homes this week. The two companies had a dispute when DirecTV dropped Newsmax in late January, which Newsmax protested as censorship based on its politics. Members of Congress and former President Trump called for investigative hearings into DirecTV's action. Newsmax will return to the traditional satellite TV platform as well as to U-verse and the digital DirecTV Stream service. Other terms of the distribution deal were not disclosed.