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Feb 5, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; The ESPN logo at the Super Bowl LIX media center at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Longtime Disney/ESPN executive Justin Connolly resigns from company

Justin Connolly is leaving Disney and ESPN after 25 years with those companies.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 19, 2025 0
Disney and the NCTC.

Disney extension with NCTC includes continued/expanded ACC Network carriage, ability to market ESPN+ and Disney+

"Our new deal with the NCTC will allow member operators to continue serving their customers across the country by delivering Disney’s robust and expansive portfolio of networks, which includes the addition of the ACC Network."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 19, 2021 0
Dish chairman Charlie Ergen in 2015.

With Sinclair local affiliate dispute looming, Dish’s Charlie Ergen says “We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs”

"We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs today. ...We’re not interested in taxing our customers when they don’t watch the channels."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 9, 2021 0
ACC Network

Mediacom adds ACC Network as part of a carriage renewal deal for Disney and ESPN networks

"With Mediacom’s strong presence in key markets, the addition of the ACC Network and its extensive offerings of live sporting events will add tremendous value for their customers."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 5, 2021 0

NBCUniversal threatens to pull channels from Roku in dispute over adding Peacock to platform

Those channels would include NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes, which carry Premier League and Sunday Night Football.

By Ian Casselberry OnSep 18, 2020 2
ACC Network

ACC Network is now available on AT&T U-verse and AT&T TV Now, leaving Comcast as the last big holdout

Another ACC Network holdout bites the dust.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 25, 2019 2
ACC Network

ACC Network strikes a carriage deal with Cox, further boosting its subscriber numbers

This deal means ACC Network could reach as many as 52 million subscribers altogether now.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 4, 2019 1
The ACC Network Extra logo.

Here are the first five football games that ESPN will only air on ACCNX

Four games in Week 2 and one in Week 3 will be on "ACC Network Extra," a digital product within the ESPN app only available to authenticated ACC Network subscribers.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 1, 2019 0
RSNs dropped by Dish and Sling.

Dish’s Charlie Ergen says “It doesn’t look good that the regional sports will ever be on Dish again.”

It doesn't look like the former Fox RSNs will return to Dish any time soon.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 30, 2019 15
RSNs dropped by Dish and Sling.

Fox RSNs go dark on Dish and Sling TV, causing issues for many MLB fans, and the sides are now reportedly “far apart”

After a temporary extension Sunday, the Fox RSNs have now gone dark on Dish and Sling TV. And the sides don't seem close to a deal.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 26, 2019 0
The NCTC logo.

Disney has struck a deal with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) for carriage of the ACC Network and more

The 750+ members of the NCTC can now opt in to carry the ACC Network at launch.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 23, 2019 2
ACC Network

ACC Network approaches launch with no Comcast/Dish/Charter deals; is league optimism further deals will happen justified?

The ACC Network's current announced deals only cover about 20 million homes, although more are expected by launch. But there are still some big holdouts, including Comcast, Dish, and Charter.

By Phillip Bupp OnJul 15, 2019 1
A map of the Fox RSNs.

Charter has reportedly agreed to a RSN carriage deal in principle with Sinclair, even before Sinclair’s RSN purchase closes

This may help alleviate some of the immediate worries about the RSNs' future carriage under Sinclair.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 12, 2019 4
Larry Scott at the 2018 Pac-12 Media Days.

Larry Scott says Pac-12 Networks have no DirecTV progress, AT&T U-Verse might drop them. Should they try part of the “Ballers” plan?

The Pac-12 Networks' carriage issues might get even worse if AT&T U-Verse drops them.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 25, 2018 11
Dish subscribers may not see the Cowboys on CBS this Thanksgiving.

CBS and Dish “far apart” on deal, so Thanksgiving Cowboys-Chargers game and Iron Bowl may be blacked out in 14 big markets

Dish subscribers in 14 of the biggest markets around the country no longer have access to CBS, just in time for Thursday's Thanksgiving Cowboys-Chargers game and Saturday's Iron Bowl.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 22, 2017 3
Larry Scott Pac-12.

The Pac-12 Networks now have a distribution deal in China, but still no DirecTV deal

The Pac-12 will be distributing some of its games and programming in China through Alibaba and Youku Todou.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 5, 2017 2
PlayStation Vue has added a bunch of local ABC and NBC affiliates.

PlayStation Vue adds numerous ABC and NBC local affiliates

PS Vue has added 18 ABC affiliates and several NBC affiliates.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 16, 2017 6
Disney CEO Bob Iger in 2017.

Disney carriage negotiations could boost ESPN subscribers and fees, and change the network’s narrative

Disney could make hundreds of millions more annually from ESPN fees with successful carriage negotiations.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 18, 2017 4

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