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Disney stations including ABC, ESPN, FX and Disney Channel are back on Dish and Sling TV after the two parties reached a tentative agreement, has reported. A total of 17 Disney channels from the services on Friday, October 1st over a carriage disagreement.
"We have reached a handshake agreement with Dish/Sling TV, which properly reflects fair market value and terms for The Walt Disney Company’s... content," a Disney spokesperson said in a statement. "As a result, we are pleased to restore our portfolio of networks on a temporary basis while both parties work to finalize a new deal."
Dish had accused Disney of holding "viewers hostage for negotiation leverage, claiming that it wanted to include ESPN and ESPN2 into non-sports packages." At the same time, Disney said Dish failed to give it a fair offer to keep ESPN and National Geographic on Dish/Sling TV. "After months of negotiating in good faith, Dish has declined to reach a fair, market-based agreement with us for continued distribution of our networks," the company told in a statement on Friday.
Last year, Disney channels vanished from YouTube TV in December over a similar dispute, but . Meanwhile, HBO and Cinemax on Dish in 2018, and only (along with HBO Max). As of Q2 2022, Dish and Sling TV had around 10 million US subscribers combined, according to .
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"We have reached a handshake agreement with Dish/Sling TV, which properly reflects fair market value and terms for The Walt Disney Company’s... content," a Disney spokesperson said in a statement. "As a result, we are pleased to restore our portfolio of networks on a temporary basis while both parties work to finalize a new deal."
Dish had accused Disney of holding "viewers hostage for negotiation leverage, claiming that it wanted to include ESPN and ESPN2 into non-sports packages." At the same time, Disney said Dish failed to give it a fair offer to keep ESPN and National Geographic on Dish/Sling TV. "After months of negotiating in good faith, Dish has declined to reach a fair, market-based agreement with us for continued distribution of our networks," the company told in a statement on Friday.
Last year, Disney channels vanished from YouTube TV in December over a similar dispute, but . Meanwhile, HBO and Cinemax on Dish in 2018, and only (along with HBO Max). As of Q2 2022, Dish and Sling TV had around 10 million US subscribers combined, according to .
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