The dispute between The Walt Disney Company and DirectTV continues on. At this point, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight with neither side budging publicly. As the dispute continues, Disney has shared alternative ways for DirectTV subscribers to watch the content that comes from different parts of The Walt Disney Company. This includes ABC, ESPN, and more.
There are plenty of exciting things that viewers may not want to miss in the coming weeks. This includes the ABC News Presidential Debate, College Football, NFL games, the 76th Primetime Emmy® Award, Dancing with the Stars, The Golden Bachelorette, Grey’s Anatomy, and Abbott Elementary, as well as season two of The Old Man on FX, a new season of Hamster & Gretel on Disney Channel, and the series debut of National Parks: USA on Nat Geo. Below are ways for viewers to still watch these programs and more during the dispute with DirectTV.
DirecTV Customers Are Missing Out on Great Disney Programming. Here’s What They Can Do.
On Sunday, millions of DirecTV customers were impacted when ESPN, the ABC Owned Television Stations and other Disney-owned channels were blacked out due to DirecTV’s unwillingness to come to terms on a new agreement with The Walt Disney Company.
While missing out on Disney’s live sporting events, news and general entertainment programming is incredibly frustrating, there are many other pay TV provider options for DirecTV’s customers to be able to access and view Disney’s content.
Any of these alternative providers will allow fans to enjoy the upcoming strong lineup of sports and entertainment programming on Disney’s channels including:
College Football: Week 2 of college football features a full slate of critical matchups and non-conference clashes across ESPN platforms. In total, more than 75 showdowns are set for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and ESPN Radio. That includes a Top 25 thriller between No. 14 Tennessee and No. 24 NC State, Arkansas taking on No. 16 Oklahoma State, and No. 23 Georgia Tech battling Syracuse.
Tennis: The US Open on ESPN – the premier US tennis event – that includes the Women’s Championship (Saturday at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT) and the Men’s Championship (Sunday at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT).
NFL: The kickoff the 2024 NFL season caps off ESPN and ABC’s stellar sports weekend when ESPN begins its 19th Monday Night Football season on Monday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with a multi-platform presentation of the New York Jets taking on the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. Monday Night Football will punctuate a weekend full of ESPN’s NFL programming and coverage, which includes Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL PrimeTime. Not to mention, the season debut of the Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, which will air Monday on ESPN2 featuring Hall of Fame head coach Bill Belichick.
And of course, there’s more to come in the days and weeks ahead across other Disney networks.
That includes the ABC News Presidential Debate on September 10 and the 76th Primetime Emmy® Awards on September 15, both airing on ABC, plus the broadcast network’s new seasons of Dancing with the Stars, The Golden Bachelorette, Grey’s Anatomy and Abbott Elementary, as well as season two of The Old Man on FX, a new season of Hamster & Gretel on Disney Channel, and the series debut of National Parks: USA on Nat Geo.
For more details including a full list of alternative providers, consumers can go to KeepMyNetworks.com.
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