Disney and Dish reached a tentative settlement on a brand new contract.
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TV channels owned by Walt
Disney Co.
are again on
Dish Community Corp.’s
satellite tv for pc broadcasting and streaming platforms after the 2 firms reached a tentative settlement on a brand new contract.
The accord ends a weekend blackout that noticed tens of millions of Dish prospects lose entry to a number of common Disney networks together with ESPN and ABC. Dish has 10 million subscribers nationwide though the corporate declined to say what number of have been affected by the blackout.
At concern have been phrases for a brand new settlement for Dish to proceed carrying Disney’s broadcast and cable networks. Disney fees excessive charges for a number of of its networks together with ESPN, which prices distributors practically $9 a month, in keeping with the analysis agency Kagan, a unit of S&P International Market Intelligence.
The deal comes after Dish subscribers have been unable to view ESPN and ABC’s sports activities programming over the weekend. By agreeing on phrases, Dish Community prospects received’t danger lacking out on ESPN’s “Monday Evening Soccer.”
Disney stated in an announcement it has reached a “handshake settlement” with Dish that displays truthful market worth for its content material. Phrases of the settlement weren’t disclosed. Each firms will work to finalize the settlement within the coming days, Disney stated.
Dish didn’t concern an announcement however posted a discover on its web site letting prospects know that the Disney channels had been restored.
Moreover ABC and ESPN, different channels that went darkish included FX, Disney Channel, Freeform, Nationwide Geographic and ESPN’s varied sister networks.
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