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AT&T
T U-verse^®, the fastest growing television service provider in the
country*, 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 AT&T U-verse
TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming
consoles and internet-enabled televisions. The renewal agreement enhances the
multichannel business model and supports the companies' mutual goal to deliver
the best video content to customers across multiple platforms.
As part of the new multi-year deal, AT&T U-verse will introduce several new
services, including the full suite of authenticated WATCH products, ESPN 3D,
ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beater, Disney Junior and 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.
AT&T U-verse customers will receive broad access to existing authenticated
products like WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD, WATCH Disney Junior and
WatchESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater)
as well as the to-be-launched WATCH ABC and WATCH ABC Family services, through
the networks' own WATCH sites and apps as well as AT&T's U-verse.com site and
apps. These products will give AT&T U-verse 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. ESPN3 will also be
available to any residential AT&T High Speed Internet customer, across screens
and devices.
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