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DirecTV rejects Disney offer to restore ABC for presidential debate

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(Reuters) – DirecTV has rejected Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Co’s offer to restore the ABC network to subscribers to watch Tuesday’s U.S. presidential debate, which ABC News is hosting.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

A spokesman for DirecTV told Reuters restoring the ABC network for three hours would be confusing to subscribers, who are able to watch the debate via other networks.

DirecTV subscribers lost access to Disney’s networks on Sept. 1, after the two sides failed to reach a new distribution deal.

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