DirecTV's current public battle with Disney has led to
11 million DirecTV customers losing access to ESPN in the middle of the U.S. Open tennis tournament and a week before the New York Jets are scheduled to meet the San Francisco 49ers on "Monday Night Football." The dispute is taking place against the backdrop of a competing plan by big media companies Disney, Fox
(FOXA.O) and Warner Bros Discovery
(WBD.O) to
launch a streaming video joint venture devoted to sports, called Venu Sports.