What is the relationship or joint venture between Disney Corporation
and it's subsidiaries and Direct TV, if any? I am particu;arly
interested in any working agreements between ABC and Direct TV.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 07 Feb 2005 23:20 PST

Hello bear39-ga,

Are you interested only in recent agreements signed between DirecTV
and Disney/ABC or are you also looking for historical information
about their past dealings? Please clarify the scope of your question.
I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by bear39-ga on 08 Feb 2005 06:05 PST

Good morning,I am seeking information regarding the current
relationship between ABC and Direct TV. Or any joint activities during
the last three years.In your search also check relationships between
Disney Corporation and Direct. I hope this is helpful. Thank you
Bear39

"DirecTV adds ABC in HDTV" by Mary Downs, TVPredictions.com (January 2, 2005)

"DirecTV yesterday added a high-definition TV feed of ABC in 10
markets in which the network owns and operates the local station."

"ESPN's Face-Off Over Fees" By Tom Lowry and Ronald Grover,
BusinessWeek (November 17, 2003)
http://www.businessweek.com/@@dqhbfIUQjgVhDg0A/magazine/content/03_46/b3858099_mz016.htm

"Bravado aside, the ESPN brass is taking Cox's threats seriously. They
know all too well that new contracts are due in the next two years
with Cablevision Systems (CVC), satellite service DirecTV (GMH), and
Comcast Cable Communications, the nation's No. 1 operator, with 21
million subscribers."

"DirecTV, Disney haggle over ABC Family" MediaWeek (March 2003)
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb201/is_200303/ai_hibm1G199309543

"DirecTV and the Walt Disney Co. were still in negotiations late last
week over the satellite service's carriage of ABC Family network."

"DirecTV, Disney Come to Terms" by Megan Larson, Media Week (March 26,
2003) http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1849053

"After several months of negotiations, DirecTV and The Walt Disney Co.
have agreed on a deal that will ensure carriage of ABC Family and
additional Disney-owned networks.

Terms of the agreement, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed."

"DirecTV to the Rescue" by Laura Dunphy, Los Angeles Business Journal
(May 8, 2000) http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_19_22/ai_62534700

"Because of a dispute over pricing that led Time Warner to drop ABC
from its cable systems in some cities, ABC has been offering consumers
in affected markets a $198 rebate for signing up with DirecTV."

"It's the first time L.A. customers have been offered such a deal, but
ABC and DirecTV have been through this before, when ABC gave away
almost 20,000 rebates in Houston during another dispute. The network
did not go dark during those talks."

"ESPN GamePlan" ESPN http://espn.go.com/page2/gameplan.html

"ESPN GamePlan is available from satellite companies DIRECTV and DISH
Network or your local cable company."

"DIRECTV TO DONATE $100,000 TO THE V FOUNDATION THROUGH ESPN' S FULL
COURT PROMOTION" ESPN
http://teamespn.com/TeamESPN/documents/ESPN-DIRECTV-VFOUNDATION3-31-04.doc

"ESPN and DIRECTV, Inc. announced today that DIRECTV will donate
$100,000 to The V Foundation for Cancer Research in conjunction with a
promotion with ESPN for the 2003-2004 FULL COURT pay-per-view college
basketball package."

"ESPN College Grand Slam" Prime Direct
http://www.directvnational.com/directv-programming-sportsub-espntriple.htm

Sincerely,

Wonko

Search Terms: ABC ESPN Disney DirecTV

Research was OK, and provided a quick answer to a business question