We’ve seen this happen a number of times over the years: a cable carrier gets into a dispute with a set of networks, and one side or the other blacks out to force the hand of its opponent.
On Sunday, it was DirecTV and ESPN. With their dispute over a new carriage agreement, ESPN, ABC and Disney channels went dark before Frances Tiafoe played at the U.S. Open and right before LSU and USC played in college football.
Not great! And this is just a preview of what could come given the upcoming NFL schedule.
Fans were so, so mad on Sunday:
https://twitter.com/mike_baxter22/status/1830336430226493812
https://twitter.com/nikkinicole1908/status/1830388855922470928
https://twitter.com/McGinnLaw1/status/1830392440337100853
https://twitter.com/JeffreyBrower1/status/1830575049218113677
https://twitter.com/jjbrwrsfan/status/1830380945372753998
https://twitter.com/BaseballThomasB/status/1830380777605140519