DirecTV, Disney Sign Expansive Agreement

The Walt Disney and DirecTV announced a wide-ranging, multi-year distribution agreement that will provide DirecTV customers with access to Disney’s lineup of sports, news, kids and entertainment content across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and other connected devices.

DirecTV customers will be able to access the live linear feeds and video-on-demand content from all ESPN and Disney cable networks and ABC owned and operated TV stations in and out of the home on the authenticated Watch services -- including WatchESPN, WATCH Disney Channel, Watch Disney XD, Watch Disney Junior, Watch ABC Family and Watch ABC -- using Internet-enabled devices in early 2015 and soon via the DirecTV Everywhere app on iOS and Android phones and tablets.

[Dec 23]