{"id":69476,"date":"2024-09-07T07:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T12:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/how-to-watch-directv-disney-dispute-impacts-week-2-of-college-football\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T12:13:52","slug":"how-to-watch-directv-disney-dispute-impacts-week-2-of-college-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/how-to-watch-directv-disney-dispute-impacts-week-2-of-college-football\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch: DirecTV, Disney dispute impacts Week 2 of college football"},"content":{"rendered":"

As DirecTV<\/strong> and Disney<\/strong> continue negotiations over a new contract, college football fans will be left scrambling for options to watch Week 2 games across the ESPN<\/strong> network. <\/p>\n

Nearly 20 college football games are scheduled on an ESPN network on Saturday. Currently, DirecTV subscribers do not have access to ESPN<\/strong>, ESPN2<\/strong>, ESPNU<\/strong>, ESPNews<\/strong>, SEC Network<\/strong> and ACC Network<\/strong>. Some customers have complained about access to ABC<\/strong>, too.<\/p>\n

Over 11 million\u00a0DirecTV<\/strong>\u00a0subscribers will be left without access to games as of Saturday morning. It\u2019s the second consecutive college football season Disney has been in a stalemate with a broadcasting company. The entertainment company was in a\u00a0dispute<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Charter Spectrum<\/strong>\u00a0a year ago that lasted more than a week.<\/p>\n

Disney\u2019s channels went dark on Sunday before USC<\/strong><\/a> and LSU\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> top-25 matchup in Las Vegas<\/strong>. The carriage dispute also left DirecTV customers without access to Boston College\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> win at Florida State<\/strong><\/a> on Monday night. <\/p>\n

According to\u00a0The Wall Street Journal,<\/em>\u00a0the dispute\u00a0centers<\/a>\u00a0around an increase in fees that Disney is looking for to carry popular channels plus DirecTV\u2019s desire to have more flexibility in how it sells those channels to customers.<\/p>\n

Week 1 of the NFL season kicks off this weekend, which could bring the two sides together. ESPN is scheduled for Monday Night Football<\/strong>, featuring the\u00a0New York Jets<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0San Francisco 49ers<\/strong>, on ESPN and ABC in under 60 hours. The \u201cManningCast\u201d with Peyton<\/strong> and Eli Manning<\/strong> will also be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+. That date will be a driving factor in the two sides reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n

DirecTV sent letters to every college football commissioner this week, writing that \u201cDisney\u2019s unwillingness to evolve will significantly accelerate the decline of Pay TV, making it harder and more expensive for your fans to watch the teams they love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDirecTV continues to misrepresent the facts around our ongoing negotiations,\u201d Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Dana Walden<\/strong> and Alan Bergman<\/strong> and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro<\/strong> said in a statement this week. \u201cOur priority is to reach a marketplace deal that serves the needs of DirecTV and their customers while also recognizing the value of our top-quality content and the significant investment required to create and acquire it.\u201d<\/p>\n

College Football games impacted by Disney, DirecTV<\/h2>\n

Nearly 20 games are set to be on an ESPN network for Week 2 of college football. The problems for DirecTV subscribers do not stop there, however, as College GameDay<\/strong> kicks off at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN live from Ann Arbor. <\/p>\n

Here is every college football game on a Disney\/ESPN channel:<\/p>\n

Noon ET<\/p>\n

Arkansas<\/strong><\/a> at Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/a> (ABC, ESPN+)<\/p>\n

No. 17 Kansas State<\/strong><\/a> at Tulane<\/strong><\/a> (ESPN)<\/p>\n

No. 23 Georgia Tech<\/strong><\/a> at Syracuse<\/strong><\/a> (ACC Network)<\/p>\n

Pitt<\/strong><\/a> at Cincinnati<\/strong><\/a> (ESPN 2)<\/p>\n

Troy<\/strong><\/a> at Memphis<\/strong><\/a> (ESPNU)<\/p>\n

12:45 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

McNeese at Texas A&M<\/strong><\/a> (SEC Network)<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

California<\/strong><\/a> at Auburn<\/strong><\/a> (ESPN2)<\/p>\n

South Carolina<\/strong><\/a> at Kentucky<\/strong><\/a> (ABC, ESPN+)<\/p>\n

Charlotte<\/strong><\/a> at North Carolina<\/strong><\/a> (ACC Network)<\/p>\n

4 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

UTSA at Texas State (ESPNU)<\/p>\n

4:15 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss<\/strong><\/a> (SEC Network)<\/p>\n

7 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

USF<\/strong><\/a> at Alabama<\/strong><\/a> (ESPN)<\/p>\n

Virginia<\/strong><\/a> at Wake Forest<\/strong><\/a> (ESPN2)<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

\u00a0Tennessee<\/strong><\/a> at NC State<\/strong><\/a> (ABC, ESPN+)<\/p>\n

Alcorn State at Vanderbilt<\/strong><\/a> (ESPNU)<\/p>\n

7:45 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Houston<\/strong><\/a> at Oklahoma<\/strong><\/a> (SEC Network)<\/p>\n

8 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Appalachian State<\/strong><\/a> at Clemson<\/strong><\/a> (ACC Network)<\/p>\n

10:15 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Liberty<\/strong><\/a> at New Mexico State (ESPN2)<\/p>\n

10:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Mississippi State<\/strong><\/a> at Arizona State<\/strong><\/a> (ESPN)<\/p>\n

How can you watch college football games on ABC, ESPN?<\/h2>\n

Last year, Disney\u00a0urged<\/a>\u00a0Spectrum customers to cut the cord and switch to\u00a0Hulu + Live TV<\/strong>. If the dispute with DirecTV and ESPN carries on, the entertainment giant could make a similar push.<\/p>\n

Fubo<\/strong>\u00a0offers live sports at $79.99 a month and is\u00a0offering<\/a>\u00a0a free trial. <\/p>\n

YouTube TV<\/strong>\u00a0starts $72.99 a month, which is a tad pricey but the streaming service now holds the Sunday Ticket TV package. It is currently\u00a0running<\/a>\u00a0a $ 64.99-a-month promotion for the user\u2019s first four months.<\/p>\n

And Sling<\/strong>, typically priced<\/a> at $40 for the first month, is offering a $20 sale to get fans on the platform. The company is leaning into the DirecTV and Disney dispute, too. <\/p>\n

DirecTV is also offering customers $20 credits, as a consolation. Subscribers can\u00a0apply for the credit<\/a>\u00a0on an upcoming bill.<\/p>\n

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