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Disney and DirecTV are heading into the 11th hour of carriage negotiations as the two parties are actively seeking to avoid a programming blackout and strike a deal before the current agreement’s expiration on Sunday. Talks between the two companies are currently happening in-person at DirecTV’s headquarters in El Segundo, California.
DirecTV, which is now a private company owned by AT&T and private equity firm TPG, has more than 11 million subscribers. According to Nielsen, over 90% of DirecTV households watched Disney’s linear networks every month last year – amounting to more than 5 billion hours viewed in a single year.