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Walt Disney Co. is deep in contract renewal talks with pay TV provider DirecTV that could see channels like ABC and ESPN blacked out as early as Sept. 1 if the two sides don’t reach an agreement, according to people familiar with the discussions.
This article was originally posted on bloomberg.com
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