Disney on Sunday pulled its ABC stations, ESPN and other cable networks from DirecTV’s lineup as the two companies failed to reach a new distribution deal, leaving millions of sports fans in the dark as the college football and NFL seasons get underway.

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      3 months ago

      If it makes you feel better I’m sure AT&T is working on replacing them with an AI chatbot as we speak

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        Technically at&t doesn’t own DirecTV anymore but they do have a big share, and DirecTV still uses a lot of their back-end tools. Probably support infra too?

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        Tell your dad to keep asking for a manager and don’t stop until he gets someone who can tell him something. Don’t take it out on the front lines.