DirecTV users unable to watch USC game against Cal


DirecTV subscribers in Southern California will be unable to tune into Saturday’s football game between No. 13 USC and the Cal Golden Bears.

DirecTV and the Pac-12 Networks could not come to an agreement on a deal to broadcast the new channel, which launched on August 15. The Pac-12 Networks were given the exclusive rights to show the USC against Cal and Utah versus Arizona State games on Saturday.

The satellite television provider claims it offered the Pac-12 Networks two separate options to show the USC game for this coming weekend as both sides continue to work out a deal. The first option, according to The Orange County Register, would be a stand-alone channel for subscribers. The second option would be a pay-per-view system for select football games.

“[The] Pac 12 rejected both without any consideration, demanding nothing less than a significant price and the express condition that all of our DirecTV customers pay for this channel whether they are interested or not,” stated DirecTV in a press release.

Pac-12 Networks recently came to a deal with Dish Network, which joins Comcast, Time Warner Cable, NCTC and a host of lesser known cable providers that show the new sports channel.

USC faces off against Cal at 3 p.m. The Golden Bears are coming off a close 35-28 loss to the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes.