DirecTV has rejected an offer from Disney that would’ve allowed for only three hours of coverage of the ABC Presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris for blacked-out satellite customers amid its ongoing contract dispute with the satellite provider.
A statement on Tuesday from DirecTV to Variety read, “Unfortunately, returning only Disney’s ABC stations from the entire portfolio of channels for a limited 3-hour window will cause customer confusion among those who would briefly see the debate only to lose the channel again shortly after.”
DirecTV said it had agreed to allow ABC to restore service for the ABC News presidential debate if Disney would “restore all the channels across its platforms through the end of ‘Monday Night Football’ at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 17.”
“Returning the Disney-owned channels for the…
