Bundle fight: Verizon says Disney refusing ads for new service

• Verizon (NYSE:VZ) says that Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) -- one of a group of program providers that claim Verizon's new slim cable packages violate their contracts -- is refusing to carry Verizon's ads for the new packages.
• NBCUniversal (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Twenty-First Century Fox (FOX, FOXA) joined Disney this week in saying that Verizon's plan to let subscribers choose smaller, cheaper bundles violated their carriage agreements. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said firmly that the company wouldn't retract the product.
• Fox and NBC haven't pulled the ads so far. Disney owns the ABC Network as well as the ESPN networks.
• The new Verizon plans, designed to offer more variety than large one-size-fits-all bundles, start at $55/month for a smaller channel lineup. They're available on Verizon's FiOS service, which has 5.7M TV subscribers.
• Previously: Disney: Not so fast on skinny bundling, Verizon (Apr. 17 2015)