As the carriage battle betweenDisneyandDirecTVnears the one-week mark, the premiere ofMonday Night Footballis looming as a potential game-changer.
Disney began notifying viewers Friday of distribution alternatives.
Missing your favorite ABC andESPNprogramming?
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the media giants message read.
There are plenty of ways to get every channel you love.
It then went on to list 11 providers, including Disneys own Hulu + Live TV.
This is not a run-of-the-mill dispute.
This is really about changing the model in a way that gives everyone confidence that the industry can survive.
At issue in the impasse is the notion of smaller, cheaper bundles being offered to consumers.
That dynamic creates bloated bundles that keep costs high, DirecTV has alleged.
Disney, for its part, has accused DirecTV of misrepresenting the media companys stance on skinnier bundles.
