DirecTV says Disney dispute costing it customers

A screen shows the trading info for The Walt Disney Company company on the floor of the NYSE in New York

(Reuters) - DirecTV said its licensing dispute with Walt Disney is costing its customers, in remarks Thursday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference.

DirecTV subscribers lost access to Disney's networks on Sept. 1, after the two sides failed to reach a new distribution deal.

(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles)