US Open, college football coverage pulled for millions of DirecTV customers over carriage dispute with Disney

Sports fans were left reeling on Sunday night after a major carrier dispute left millions of DirecTV subscribers unable to watch several major sporting events. 

Disney Entertainment channels, including ESPN, went dark on DirectTV during the U.S. Open after both sides failed to reach a new carriage agreement – an issue that left tennis fans unable to watch the heavily anticipated fourth round matchup between American Frances Tiafoe and Alexei Popyrin of Australia. 

Coverage was pulled about a half-hour before the match.