2. Allow customers who don't care about Disney and/or sports to trade one or both for channels like HBO, Showtime, and/or Starz.
DISNEY doesn't allow this. Their contracts with the cable companies require ESPN & Disney Channel on the basic tier. If the cable co wants to offer ESPN to any customer, they must give it to every one.
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2. Allow customers who don't care about Disney and/or sports to trade one or both for channels like HBO, Showtime, and/or Starz.
DISNEY doesn't allow this. Their contracts with the cable companies require ESPN & Disney Channel on the basic tier. If the cable co wants to offer ESPN to any customer, they must give it to every one.