Disney and DirecTV failed to reach a deal in their carriage dispute. Channels including ABC & ESPN remain dark on the satcaster ahead of POTUS debate and Emmys.

Disney and DirecTV are still locked in a carriage dispute that has caused consumers of the satellite TV giant to lose access to ABC, ESPN and more.

Customers are becoming particularly peeved with the two media giants after a week of missed football broadcasts and, now, a highly-anticipated presidential debate.

Disney-owned ABC News is hosting tonight’s presidential debate, and Disney offered to make the channel available to DirecTV subscribers for three hours at no charge, Disney spokespeople April Carretta and Bridget Osterhaus wrote in an email this afternoon.

The companies each offered solutions for how impacted customers could view the Harris-Trump debate, but both have been turned down

In a statement posted to the satellite provider’s website, the company said Disney requested a “unique exception” to return access to ABC for DirecTV customers for three hou

Millions of DirecTV customers lost Disney networks, including pay-TV networks like ESPN and FX, last week amid a battle over contract bundling and fees. The blackout left customers without access to the U.