Sept 14 (Reuters) - Walt Disney ( DIS ) and DirecTV

Saturday announced they have reached an agreement in principle

Saturday, restoring college football and other programming to

the satellite TV provider's more than 11 million subscribers.

The deal affords satellite TV subscribers greater choice and

flexibility, the companies said. DirecTV customers had lost

access to ABC, ESPN ( DIS ) and other Disney ( DIS )-owned networks on Sept. 1,

after the two sides reached an impasse in renewal talks.