Charter Communications and The Walt Disney Company DIS today announced
a comprehensive long-term distribution agreement to deliver Disney's robust
lineup of top quality sports, news and entertainment content to Charter TV
customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles
and internet-enabled televisions. The renewal agreement supports the
companies' mutual goal to deliver the best video content to customers across
multiple platforms. Launch of content across these new distribution platforms
is planned to begin in the first half of 2013.
As part of the new multi-year deal, The Longhorn Network will launch in Texas,
Louisiana and Virginia systems by football season next year. Charter and The
Walt Disney Company will also introduce several new services, including the
full suite of authenticated WATCH products, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer
Beater, as well as the upcoming ABC News/Univision Joint Venture, a 24/7 news,
information and lifestyle multi-platform network for English-dominant and
bilingual Hispanics, the youngest and fastest-growing demographic in the U.S.
In total, approximately 70 services are covered by the broad scope of this
agreement including: ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney
XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Goal Line,
ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN 3D, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN Full Court, ESPN3, The
Longhorn Network, and retransmission consent for WABC-TV, KABC-TV, WLS-TV,
KGO-TV, KTRK-TV, WTVD-TV and KFSN-TV, as well as more than 10 high-definition
networks.
Charter customers will receive broad access to existing authenticated products
like WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior, the
to-be-launched WATCH ABC and WATCH ABC Family services and WatchESPN (ESPN,
ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater). These products
will give Charter customers more opportunities to access live and video on
demand content, both in-home and out-of-home, on their computers, smartphones,
tablets and gaming consoles.
“This agreement enables us to offer our customers additional value, choice and
convenience,” said Allan Singer, Charter's Senior Vice President, Programming.
“More and more content is being enjoyed on tablets and other
Internet-connected devices, and today's viewers are sharing their TV
experiences in new ways. Our agreement with Disney enables more robust ways to
enjoy and socialize TV.”
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