A few days before the expiration of a carriage deal with DirecTV, Fox Corp. is warning viewers of its networks about a potential blackout as the companies continue to negotiate.
Fox today began airing a crawl across the bottom of the screen on networks including FS1, the Big Ten Network and Fox News. The message advised viewers of the potential outage.
Ahead of a December 2 deadline at midnight PT, the companies are continuing to hold active talks. DirecTV is among the largest pay-TV operators, with more than 13 million U.S.
households as of the third quarter. The company is owned by AT&T and private equity firm TPG. In a statement, Fox said it “remains committed to reaching a fair agreement with DirecTV for the continued distribution of our networks.
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