ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout

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ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout
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DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week...

DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute thatThe end of the impasse came in time for sports fans to watch ESPN 's slate of college football games on DirecTV. It also will ensure thatABC had been unavailable since Sept. 1 on DirecTV in several markets where the station is owned by Disney.

Some viewers were watching the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament when ESPN suddenly went dark and others were getting ready to watch a college football showdown between LSU and Southern California.Financial details of Disney's new deal with DirecTV weren't disclosed as part of Saturday's announcement.

The city of Pittsburgh is seeking approval of a half-million-dollar payment to settle lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge into a ravine more than 2 1/2 years ago. Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak said Friday he had asked the Pittsburgh City Council to authorize a payment of $500,000, the full liability damage cap, to settle lawsuits filed on behalf those who were on the city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge when it fell Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet into the Fern Hollow Creek.

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