or


[01/15/13 - 10:02 AM]
The Walt Disney Company and AT&T U-verse Announce Broad Distribution Agreement
"We're proud to deliver more Disney content and services to U-verse customers across the screens they watch most," said Jeff Weber.

[via press release from The Walt Disney Company]

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND AT&T U-VERSE ANNOUNCE BROAD DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

New Multi-Year Deal Provides Sports, News and Entertainment to AT&T U-verse Customers In and Out of the Home

AT&T U-verse to add Full Suite of Authenticated WATCH Services

DALLAS, TX and BRISTOL, CT -- JANUARY 15, 2013 -- AT&T U-verse(R), the fastest growing television service provider in the country*, and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: 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.

"We're proud to deliver more Disney content and services to U-verse customers across the screens they watch most," said Jeff Weber, President of Content and Advertising Sales, AT&T Home Solutions. "Our U-verse customers expect access to content when they want it, where they want it, and this renewal gives them more value and access to a variety of live and on demand content in and outside the home."

Added David Preschlack, Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Disney & ESPN Networks Group, "The renewal with AT&T U-verse - our seventh top ten distributor agreement in just over two years - extends the value of the multichannel subscription model with the addition of new networks and services from The Walt Disney Company. Viewers are increasingly living in a multi-screen world, and with this new deal, they will enjoy such benefits as live access to content via the WATCH Disney and WatchESPN services across platforms."

The extensive and expanded rights package for Video On Demand content to AT&T U-verse TV customers includes:

· ABC On Demand, which currently features a selection of top-rated primetime entertainment programming, including episodes of such popular current ABC shows as "Castle," "Grey's Anatomy," "Once Upon a Time," "Private Practice" and "Revenge." Full current seasons will be made available on a number of shows.

· ABC Family On Demand, which features a variety of top-rated full episodes, refreshed monthly, from such popular Millennial favorites as "Switched at Birth," "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," "Baby Daddy," "Bunheads" and "Melissa & Joey." Full current seasons will be made available on a number of shows. ABC Family original movies like "Mistle-Tones" will also be available.

· Disney-branded On Demand offerings, including Disney Channel On Demand, Disney Junior On Demand, and Disney XD On Demand. Refreshed each month, the Disney Channel On Demand offering will include episodes from such series as "Handy Manny," "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" for preschoolers, as well as variety of episodes from "A.N.T. Farm," "Good Luck Charlie," "Jessie" and other popular series for older kids. Select episodes featured on Disney Channel On Demand will be available in innovative new offerings, such as playlists and monthly programming blocks, in addition to a number of episodes available in multiple languages. A variety of Disney Channel Original Movies will also be available. Disney XD On Demand features a selection of episodes from such series as the Emmy Award-winning animated hit "Phineas and Ferb," "Pair of Kings" and "Kickin' It."

· Expanded On Demand content from ESPN, including content from ESPN Deportes and ESPN's award-winning original content from ESPN Films.

* Claim based on comparison of major TV providers' percentage growth in subscriber counts and national market share data over the last 12 quarters combined.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(R) and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse. Call or go to www.att.com/uverse to see if you qualify

(C) 2013 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is the world's largest diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. Disney Media Networks comprise a vast array of The Walt Disney Company's broadcast, cable, radio and publishing businesses, including Disney/ABC Television Group and ESPN, Inc. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had annual revenues of $42.3 billion in its most recent fiscal year.





  [january 2013]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· ANT FARM (DISNEY)
· BABY DADDY (FREEFORM)
· BUNHEADS (ABC FAMILY)
· CASTLE (ABC)
· GOOD LUCK CHARLIE (DISNEY)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· JESSIE (DISNEY)
· KICKIN' IT (DISNEY XD)
· MELISSA & JOEY (ABC FAMILY)
· MISTLETONES, THE (ABC FAMILY)
· ONCE UPON A TIME (ABC)
· PAIR OF KINGS (DISNEY XD)
· PHINEAS & FERB (DISNEY)
· PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
· REVENGE (ABC)
· SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER, THE (ABC FAMILY)
· SWITCHED AT BIRTH (FREEFORM)





[05/22/24 - 03:30 PM]
Late-Night Partiers Bet Against the Las Vegas Parking Laws in "Sin City Tow," Premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 9PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel
In the series, a group of tow truck drivers roam the bustling streets of Las Vegas amidst car crashes, angry drivers and unhinged revelers - working to clean up the mess while raking in the money.

[05/22/24 - 03:03 PM]
Boston Celtics Victory Over Indiana Pacers on ESPN Delivered Largest NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Audience Since 2018
Game 1 averaged 6,433,000 viewers across ESPN and ESPN2, up eight percent from last year's Eastern Conference Finals Game 1.

[05/22/24 - 01:16 PM]
TNT Sports to Present College Football Playoff Games Through Sublicense with ESPN
TNT Sports will present two first-round College Football Playoff games during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

[05/22/24 - 12:08 PM]
"FOX College Football Friday" Kicks Off in Primetime This Fall
FOX Sports' 2024 full early season college football schedule is set to be released on Thursday, May 30.

[05/22/24 - 11:31 AM]
Video: "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman" Season 5 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Dave sits down with Grammy winner Miley Cyrus and basketball icon Charles Barkley for a fresh set of revealing interviews about their lives and careers.

[05/22/24 - 11:31 AM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Finishes TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Record 13th Consecutive Year, with Best Viewership Since 2015
"Sunday Night Football" averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 21.4 million viewers for the 2023 season - the show's best viewership since 2015 and up 8% from last season (19.9 million).

[05/22/24 - 11:12 AM]
Paramount+ Takes Viewers on an Immersive High-Stakes Police Patrol in the Skies in New Docuseries "Chopper Cops"
The all-new docuseries takes viewers into the cockpit of an elite Florida police team of helicopter pilots as they attack crime from the skies.

[05/22/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "The Great Lillian Hall" - Official Trailer - HBO
The film, starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Lily Rabe, Jesse Williams, and Pierce Brosnan, premieres May 31 on HBO.

[05/22/24 - 11:00 AM]
"Tracker" Was Television's #1 Show in 2023-24
The series averages 11.58 million viewers with live plus 7-day viewing.

[05/22/24 - 10:59 AM]
Video: Prime Video and Amazon Freevee Release the Official Trailer for "Counsel Culture," A Podcast Turned Talk Show Hosted by Nick Cannon, Premiering June 6
The show, which seeks to help destigmatize topics around male mental health, will address issues including grief, loyalty, financial security, marriage, trust, and emotional vulnerability.

[05/22/24 - 10:57 AM]
Naturi Naughton and Tanyell Quian Set to Star in "Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie," Lifetime's Second of Three Black Girl Missing Movies Executive Produced by Garcelle Beauvais
The film will premiere on television July 20 on Lifetime and serves to highlight the growing epidemic of missing Black women and girls particularly those who come from disadvantaged communities.

[05/22/24 - 10:30 AM]
Video: WE tv and ALLBLK Drop Trailer for First-Ever Music Competition Reality Series "Deb's House" Premiering Friday, June 14
The new series follows famed music mogul Deb Antney, who pioneered the careers of several high-profile artists such as Gucci Mane, French Montana and Nicki Minaj, as she embarks on a nationwide hunt for rap's next female superstar MC.

[05/22/24 - 10:13 AM]
The History Channel Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with New Two-Part Documentary Series "D-Day: The Unheard Tapes" Premiering Thursday, June 6 at 8PM ET/PT
A co-production with BBC Factual, the series relives the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy through the voices and words of those who were there, from all sides.

[05/22/24 - 09:30 AM]
CBS Wins Tuesday Night with "FBI" Block Finales
The "FBI" (8pm) season finale was the #1 broadcast of the night with averaged 6.06m viewers, up +5% from last week.

[05/22/24 - 09:05 AM]
Video: MGM+ Series "Emperor of Ocean Park" Reveals Trailer and Premiere Date, Announces More Cast
Executive produced by Sherman Payne, the series is set to premiere with its first episode on July 14 on MGM+, with new episodes airing on Sundays until September 15.