ESPN is fighting back just hours after Verizon announced plans to offer new FiOS TV packages that split up channels into cheaper, semi-a la carte bundles. The massive sports network, owned by the Walt Disney Company, said in a statement provided to Recode that Verizon’s new bundles “would not be authorized by our existing agreements.” The statement continues, “Among other issues, our contracts clearly provide that neither ESPN nor ESPN2 may be distributed in a separate sports package.”
via Verizon’s ‘customizable’ FiOS TV packages violate contract, says ESPN | The Verge.
I’m not interested in watching sports. I’ll switch to Dish Network if Verizon requires me to pay for ESPN.