It looks like Kentucky and Florida will be on DirecTV tonight as reportedly they have struck up a deal to keep their partnership going.
Cordcutters.com has the report:
After the SEC warned that ESPN would go dark today it seems a short-term deal has been reached between Disney and AT&T. Cord Cutters News has confirmed that AT&T and Disney originally reached a short-term deal to extend ESPN On AT&T until 9:00 a.m. Eastern. Now 9:00 a.m. Eastern has come and gone and ESPN is still on DirecTV. according to reports, a second short-term extension has been reached but no word on for how long.
Update: AT&T has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that talks are still going on today between Disney and AT&T to reach a new long-term deal. Still no word on exactly how long this second short-term extension will last.
This blackout would have includes Disney owned channels like Freeform and the Disney Channel as well as ABC locals WABC Channel 7, KABC Channel 7, WTVD ABC 11, KGO ABC 7, KTRK ABC 13, KFSN ABC 30, WLS ABC 7, and WPVI ABC 6.
ESPN sent Cord Cutters News the following statement in advance: “Our contract with AT&T for the ABC, ESPN, Disney, and Freeform networks is due to expire soon, so we have a responsibility to make our viewers aware of the potential loss of our programming. However, we remain fully committed to reaching a deal and are hopeful we can do so.”
