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The Programming Disputes Thread

All ESPN networks dropped at the start of the FL-Utah game. That affects a lot of bars/restaurants here in Yakima if they use cable TV to broadcast games to their customers. Spectrum owns a virtual monopoly on cable. There is NO other choice for cable TV in this area.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1697403136145523115
 
Not just the ESPN networks, it is the whole Disney portfolio. FX, FX Movies, FXX, Disney Channel, Freeform, NatGeo, and a few others.
 
crainbebo said:
All ESPN networks dropped at the start of the FL-Utah game. That affects a lot of bars/restaurants here in Yakima if they use cable TV to broadcast games to their customers. Spectrum owns a virtual monopoly on cable. There is NO other choice for cable TV in this area.
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I have to guess that DirecTV and Dish are available. For something cheaper (and more reliable), are YouTube TV and the other streamers available there? Cable is not a monopoly.
 
deadline.com

ESPN, Other Disney Networks & ABC Stations Go Dark On Spectrum Cable Systems In Carriage Fight

ESPN and 18 other Disney networks as well as ABC stations have gone dark across Spectrum, the No. 2 cable TV service in the U.S. Charter Communications, which runs Spectrum, and Disney had been loc…
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KABC is mentioned as having their feed blocked due to the Charter/Disney Dispute for LA viewers.


The Disney cable networks went dark at 5 PM PT, in the middle of the live coverage of the Carlos Alcaraz-Lloyd Harris U.S. Open match on ESPN, leaving only a black screen. Minutes later, a message appeared, informing viewers that The Walt Disney Co. had “removed” its programming. It went on to say that Spectrum had offered Disney “a fair deal, yet they are demanding an excessive increase.”

The local ABC station in LA, KABC-TV, remained on for about 10-15 minutes past 5 PM before also going dark, displaying the same message from Spectrum.
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crainbebo said:
All ESPN networks dropped at the start of the FL-Utah game. That affects a lot of bars/restaurants here in Yakima if they use cable TV to broadcast games to their customers. Spectrum owns a virtual monopoly on cable. There is NO other choice for cable TV in this area.
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From what I've noticed, most restaurants with TV use DirecTV. Some use the local cable company, while some others might have the local cable company in combination with DirecTV or OTT services.
 
ftballfan said:
From what I've noticed, most restaurants with TV use DirecTV. Some use the local cable company, while some others might have the local cable company in combination with DirecTV or OTT services.
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I'm not sure whether it's a sports bar but a restaurant near where I live has an insulting message for Spectrum.
 
deadline.com

Whoopi Goldberg Misses ‘The View’ Season Premiere Due To Covid; Many Viewers Miss It Due To Disney-Spectrum Battle

Whoopi Goldberg was absent from the Season 27 premiere episode of The View today due to yet another case of Covid, though many usual viewers throughout the country will miss the show too: The View …
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Here is more on the Disney/Spectrum Dispute


variety.com

Disney Tells Charter Subscribers to Consider Hulu With Live TV Option

The battle between Charter Communications and Walt Disney, spurred due to cord-cutting, is now getting very tangled. Charter suggested last week that it might be ready to cut Disney networks from i…
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Disney tells their viewers to go get the Disney Bundle as usual in cases like this.
 
Another one. Then you wonder why people are cutting the cord and/or going to streaming. 🤷‍♂️
 
crainbebo said:
Another one. Then you wonder why people are cutting the cord and/or going to streaming. 🤷‍♂️
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YouTube TV has had its disputes as well, notably with Disney (2021) and Major League Baseball over MLB Network (since late 2022). But that's far better than anything owned by BigCable, DirecTV, and (especially) Dish.
 
KeithE4 said:
YouTube TV has had its disputes as well, notably with Disney (2021) and Major League Baseball over MLB Network (since late 2022). But that's far better than anything owned by BigCable, DirecTV, and (especially) Dish.
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NHL Network also was dumped by YouTube TV a couple of years ago. Guess they must not consider MLB and NHL fans as valuable to the YTTV business model as NFL and NBA fans.
 
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