Comcast and The Walt Disney Company Announce Content Carriage Agreement
November 30 2021 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
ESPN’S ACC Network to Launch in Coming
Weeks
Comcast and The Walt Disney Company announced today the
companies have renewed their content carriage agreement and will
continue to make Disney’s robust lineup of sports, news, kids,
family and general entertainment programming available to Xfinity
TV customers. Additionally, Comcast will distribute the ACC Network
to its Xfinity customers, allowing fans and followers of the
Atlantic Coast Conference to access the multiplatform network in
the coming weeks.
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The multi-year agreement encompasses continued distribution of
Disney’s cable channels, including the ESPN networks, the Disney
branded channels, Freeform, the FX networks, and the National
Geographic channels. The renewal also includes continued
distribution of the SEC Network, now in its eighth season, as well
as retransmission consent for the ABC Owned Television Stations in
New York (ABC7/WABC-TV), Chicago (ABC7/WLS-TV), Philadelphia
(6ABC/WPVI-TV), San Francisco (ABC7/KGO-TV), Houston
(ABC13/KTRK-TV), Raleigh-Durham (ABC11/WTVD-TV) and Fresno
(ABC30/KFSN-TV). Earlier this year, Comcast launched Disney+ and
ESPN+ to Xfinity customers and those services continue to be
available.
“We are very pleased to have reached this comprehensive
agreement with Disney to continue providing Xfinity customers
access to their content across our industry-leading platforms,”
said Rebecca Heap, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products &
Propositions, Comcast Cable.
“We’re very happy to extend our longstanding relationship with
Comcast and continue to provide their Xfinity customers with
Disney’s best-in-class programming,” said Sean Breen, Executive
Vice President, Platform Distribution, Disney Media &
Entertainment Distribution. “In addition to our news, sports and
general entertainment offerings, the launch of the ACC Network in
the coming weeks, paired with the renewal of the SEC Network, will
give Xfinity’s college sports fans long-awaited access to their
favorite games.”
Xfinity delivers all the best live, on demand and streaming
entertainment to customers via its X1 and Flex devices, all
accessible and discoverable with the award-winning Xfinity Voice
Remote. X1 and Flex customers can access Disney’s premier
programming by saying the name of a Disney channel (like “Freeform”
or “ESPN”) or streaming services (like “Disney+,” “Hulu” or
“ESPN+”) in the voice remote, or by saying the name of a desired
title from the Disney channels or streaming services.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We
are principally focused on broadband, aggregation, and streaming
with 57 million customer relationships across the United States and
Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video through our
Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create, distribute, and
stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through Universal
Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios,
the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, multiple cable networks,
Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky
Sports; and provide memorable experiences at Universal Parks and
Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and
affiliates, is a leading diversified international family
entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney Parks,
Experiences and Products; Disney Media & Entertainment
Distribution; and three content groups—Studios, General
Entertainment and Sports—focused on developing and producing
content for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms. Disney is a Dow
30 company and had annual revenues of $67.4 billion in its Fiscal
Year 2021.
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Media Contacts:
Comcast:
John Demming John_Demming@comcast.com
Jenni Moyer Jenni_Moyer@comcast.com
Disney:
April Carretta April.Carretta@disney.com
Bridget Osterhaus Bridget.Osterhaus@disney.com
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