DirecTV customers stood at the center of a streaming dispute between DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company, who owns networks like Hulu, ESPN, Disney, and ABC. On Sunday, September 1st, customers could not stream live sports broadcasts, including the U.S. Open tennis tournament and college football.
In fact, Disney’s ESPN, ABC, and Hulu stations and services went dark for DirecTV customers on Sunday when Disney pulled its networks from DirecTV due to a contract dispute. Customers were not happy, and we have an update.