DirecTV viewers who consume Fox News and other related content will be on high alert. Fox Corp. is cautioning its audience about a potential blackout as the companies continue negotiating (h/t Deadline).
The note informed viewers of the possible outage. The companies continue to hold active talks ahead of a Dec. 2 deadline at midnight PT.
Fox stated in a statement that it “remains committed to reaching a fair agreement with DirecTV for the continued distribution of our networks.”
“Despite our best efforts for months, we regret that DirecTV continues to demand unprecedented special treatment that represents a wholesale change to our long-standing relationship and is out of step with marketplace terms,” the company added.
DirecTV is one of the largest pay-TV operators, with more than 13 million U.S. homes as of the third quarter. Furthermore, the company stated that Fox is deploying “the same old, tired programmer scare tactics.”
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