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DIRECTV and The Walt Disney Company sign expansive agreement
New multi-year deal to deliver Longhorn Network to DIRECTV customers, in and out of the home
The Walt Disney Company and DIRECTV today announced a wide-ranging, multi-year distribution agreement that will provide DIRECTV customers with access to Disney’s networks including Longhorn Network, beginning sometime in January.
"As we begin 2015, the addition of DIRECTV will allow even more Longhorns fans access to Men's and Women's Basketball as they start Big 12 Conference play, as well as our spring sports,†said Steve Patterson, Texas Men’s Athletics Director. “ESPN and Longhorn Network continue to be great partners, providing unparalleled, award winning coverage of Texas Athletics programs."
The renewal agreement supports the companies’ mutual goal to deliver the best video content to customers across multiple platforms by strengthening the value of the multichannel video subscription, according to an ESPN statement.
“This new agreement brings DIRECTV’s already unmatched content offering and experience to a whole new level. It also allows both companies to evolve together into the future and gives DIRECTV customers a wide range of in-home and out-of-home viewing options to enjoy the broad collection of ESPN, Disney and ABC content,†said Dan York, Chief Content Officer at DIRECTV. “It’s an immense and exciting undertaking to work together to shape the future of content consumption and the possibilities are endless.â€
DIRECTV joins a growing list of Longhorn Network distributors including AT&T U-verse, DISH, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV, and more. DIRECTV customers will also soon be able to access Longhorn Network in and out of the home via mobile devices on the authenticated WatchESPN service, via the DIRECTV Everywhere app on iOS and Android phones and tablets, anddirectv.com
Where to Watch
Longhorn Network is available on DIRECTV beginning January 2015, AT&T U-verse TV, DISH, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS TV, as well as Bay City CableVision, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, Cox Communications, En-Touch Systems, E-Tex Communications, Grande Communications, Google Fiber (in Kansas City), Mid-Coast CableVision and Texas Mid-Gulf CableVision. Longhorn Network is now available online to DIRECTV (in early 2015), AT&T U-verse TV, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Grande Communications and Verizon FiOS subscribers at LonghornNetwork.com. It is also available at no cost to U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks and on tablets and on smartphones to fans with an affiliated video subscription.
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