Tennis enthusiasts waited the better part of the year to witness one of the biggest tennis events, the Grand Slam. The US Open, or the Grand Slam, is one of the most viewed as well as prestigious tennis events in America. Every year, millions of tennis fans tuned in to witness the athletes duking out.
For the last 9 years, ESPN has held its exclusive streaming rights. It has provided its streaming service without fail for a while now. However, when Alcaraz was dueling it out with Lloyd Harris, something snagged, and the stream stopped abruptly out of the blue.
Just when things were warming up for New Yorkers, a clash between ESPN and Charter Spectrum led to the streaming complications. As a result, around 2,000,000 New Yorkers were robbed of the Grand Slam experience.
According to business insiders and sources, it is believed that Disney was imposing huge programming rates on the cable operator. As a result, the $64.66 billion company took matters into its own hands and decided to stop the streaming of ABC and ESPN.
Going Dark
According to Spectator Index, a global news outlet released an official statement claiming, “Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC, have gone dark on Charter Spectrum, the second-biggest cable TV provider in the United States.”
Now, sports is not just a means of entertainment for some. It can hold a very special place in somebody’s heart. Hence, many fans felt that they were dealt a short hand when it came to the match. Countless fans took to the internet in order to express their discontentment and lambast the parties involved.
In fact, several fans clearly said that they don’t care about the ongoing tiff between the two media giants and should have thought about the fans before doing something like this. Keep following our page for more such sports-related content.
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