Spectrum subscribers were greeted by this message just after 8 p.m. on 19 of its networks, including ESPN, after negotiations on a new contract with Walt Disney Co. reached an impasse. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Spectrum subscribers were greeted by this message just after 8 p.m. on 19 of its networks, including ESPN, after negotiations on a new contract with Walt Disney Co. reached an impasse. (COURTESY PHOTO)
CONWAY — A dispute between Charter Communications (Spectrum TV) and the Disney Co. left many of its customers frustrated Thursday night, when ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, ESPN News, SEC Network, ACC Network, Longhorn Network, FX, FX Movie Channel, FXX, Freeform, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD and BabyTV all went dark at about 8 p.m.
The highly anticipated college football game between the University of Utah, ranked No. 14 nationally, and the University of Florida was set to kick off at 8 on ESPN, and the U.S. Open tennis tournament, featuring men’s No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz vs. Lloyd Harris was on when the station went to a blue screen with a message from Spectrum describing their impasse with Disney.
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