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Disney and DirecTV are locked in a carriage dispute that could see ESPN go dark just as the college football season begins and “ Monday Night Football ” kicks off with the New York Jets battling the San Francisco 49ers.

If the two sides do not reach an agreement by then, DirecTV’s more than 11 million subscribers will be forced to scramble for an alternative to watch Disney content. Most contracts have required pay TV distributors to charge subscribers for all of a company’s channels whether they want them or not. For instance, DirecTV subscribers may watch ESPN and ESPN 2 but not the Disney Junior channel and FX.last week that his firm’s current negotiations with Disney have been colored by the judge’s ruling, and that he wants to offer “smaller, more tailored packages at prices that reflect” value to consumers.

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