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Who's to Blame for the ESPN Blackout?

The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Navigating Sports Programming and Network Negotiations

This chapter explores DirecTV's dependence on sports content and its impact on negotiations with networks like ESPN. It highlights the complexities of channel distribution agreements and how customer frustrations often land on service providers instead of the networks themselves.

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