DIRECTV vs. Disney: This Is NOT a Typical Carriage Dispute!

hey everybody I'm back with the streamy alert and by now you've heard about the Direct TV and Disney dispute and you've seen this screen if you're an affected customer today I've got just a few thoughts to share this video is adree for all YouTube viewers thanks to Michael saav deals.com let's get started first and most importantly if you are a direct TV or Direct TV Stream customer go to the website on the screen and claim your $20 credit if you have an already done so all you have to do is enter your service and then your ZIP code you'll see if you qualify and yes I think this credit should be automatic but that's just not how it works at recording time so take action and get credit for your missing channels now to my thoughts and I look forward to reading your comments below if you only read the initial statement from Disney you would think that this is a typical Carriage dispute the company says Direct TV chose to deny customers it content and Disney says that while it's open to flexibility and terms similar to what it's offered other Distributors it will not enter into an agreement that undervalues its content this statement is similar to ones that Disney has made in the past in other Carriage disputes but Direct TV statement makes it clear this is not just a typical Carriage dispute over how much money Direct TV pays Disney for its content instead Direct TV is fighting fighting for something that could transform the pay TV industry I've highlighted one specific part of Direct TV's news release where it says it wants to offer flexible packages that are more affordable they'd be genre based like one for sports one for news and one for entertainment in its statement Direct TV acknowledges what a lot of viewers of my channel have been saying for years they don't want to pay for channels that they don't watch here's a look at direct TV and Direct TV streams current offerings they're big expensive bundles most cord cutters would never consider these but Direct TV cannot offer more flexible packages unless Disney and its other content Partners agree in an updated statement Disney says it has proposed a variety of more flexible packages and that Direct TV is misrepresenting the facts around the negotiations so at recording time it seems like these two sides are still far apart now to the other factor that makes this Carriage dispute different it's the proposed launch of venue Sports from Disney Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery I've talked about this a lot in my monthly news updates the joint venture temporarily blocked by a federal judge over antitrust concerns an appeal is underway this service aimed to offer a bundle of sportson channels that Distributors like Direct TV just aren't able to offer with their current agreements so if you're an affected Direct TV or Direct TV Stream customer you've probably already signed up for a free trial of YouTube TV Hulu live or fubo that's if you regularly watch Disney owned networks if ESPN's Monday Night Football is most important to your household consider this the first Monday Night Football game of the season on September 9th is not just going to be shown on ESPN it's also going to be available on ABC and and ESPN plus so you've got options ABC with an antenna ESPN plus $199 a month starting in week two there is a Monday night football game that is scheduled to air only on ESPN so in that case sling TV may be another option for you you can get ESPN with the sling orange plan at recording Time new customers can get half off the first month of service and pay only $20 and I've got one more option for you if you're okay with watching games on mobile devices only NFL plus starts at $6.99 a month you get live local and Prime Time games I've got links to the latest deals on Michael saves deals.com now I know most of you just want this to be over have your channels back and you don't care about the play-by-play of the negotiations but if you do want to follow the reporting check out Phil Swan from TV man.com he's got Decades of experience in the TV industry and like like Michael saves he's an independent content creator thanks for watching