Disney Warns Altice NY Customers They May Lose ESPN, ABC
- Media giant’s contract with cable service expires on Sept. 30
- Company will run messages along bottom of screens, place ads
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Walt Disney Co. is warning New York-area customers of Altice USA cable systems that they will lose ESPN, ABC and the Disney Channel if the companies fail to reach a new programming agreement.
The world’s largest entertainment company plans to air warnings and run messages across viewers’ screens in the affected markets. Altice, which took over pay-TV systems owned by Cablevision Systems, has about 2.4 million subscribers in the area.