The end of September brought in the expiration of another carriage deal with no agreement in place to renew it. At midnight on Sept. 30, the Disney-owned television stations that carry ABC programming as well as cable networks ESPN, FX Networks, Nat Geo, Freeform and Disney Channel, are no longer available on Dish and Sling TV. The news comes just a couple of days after the Game Show Network was restored on Dish and Sling TV after it too went dark over a carriage dispute. The disruption also comes as ABC is launching the new seasons of its series at the start of the broadcast season,
If the companies are unable to reach a new agreement, DirecTV subscribers could lose access to ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Freeform.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy. An autopsy report released Tuesday states the “Descendants” star was found […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney Channel actor Stoney Westmoreland has been fired after he was arrested in Salt Lake City for allegedly attempting to have a sexual relationship with an […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Disney Channel is giving a big push to its sequel for the “Descendants” movie in July, premiering it simultaneously on five television networks and online. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Ford Riley was tasked with adding a new TV project to Disney’s treasured — and lucrative — “Lion King” screen and stage franchise, he knew […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patty Duke is playing twins on TV again, this time as a pair of grandmas on the Disney Channel. The 67-year-old actress will guest star on […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney says its animated children’s series “Sofia the First” will premiere Jan. 11 on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior networks. Created for kids ages 2 […]
Walt Disney Co. plans as early as next week to launch a mobile application to let Comcast cable TV subscribers watch the Disney Channel on the go, CEO Bob Iger told investors on Wednesday.
Disney has re-upped a two-year-old deal with Netflix to stream older shows that aired on ABC, ABC Family and the Disney Channel. And it announced what is essentially the same deal with Amazon, which will make the shows available via its Amazon Prime streaming service.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demi Lovato is leaving “Sonny With a Chance,” the Disney Channel TV series that made her a star. In an interview with People magazine, Lovato said […]
