[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: DIRECTV takes case directly to SEC amid contract dispute

The joke's on them, I don't care if I watch the rest of our season.

-John

On Sep 4, 2024, at 3:00 PM, Shane Ford <goufgators01@gmail.com> wrote:





DIRECTTV subscribers in North Central Florida and throughout the country were blacked out of Disney-owned channels starting on Sept. 1 due to a contract dispute between the carrier and the company.

Now, DIRECTV is taking its case directly to the SEC.

DIRECTV Head of State & Local Affairs Hamlin Wade sent letters to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, and chancellors and presidents throughout the conference to try to pressure Disney into lowering its price point. The Disney Networks include ABC, the ESPN family of networks, the SEC Network and ACC Network.

"Fan loyalty is at the core of our mission," Wade wrote. "We want to offer maximum choice and value by empowering fans to choose the content they want at lower price points, not forcing them to accept a bloated bundle of expensive channels they don't watch.

"Instead of digging in their heels and demanding the status quo, we need Disney to work with us to create more flexible options that better serve today's consumer preferences."

Disney acquired the rights to all SEC football games as part of its landmark 10-year, $3 billion deal that begins this year and runs through 2034. The SEC posted the following response to the contract dispute on Sunday.

Florida football plays on Saturday against Samford on Saturday on SEC Network Plus (7 p.m.), a game that won't be available to Florida Gators fans who subscribe to DIRECTV.

Sent from Shane's iPhone

Go Gators! 

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