Walt Disney Company Signs Multiplatform Distribution Deal with Mediacom

MEDIACOM PARK/BRISTOL: Mediacom Communications Corporation and The Walt Disney Company have renewed their distribution agreement, which now includes a full suite of authenticated TV Everywhere services, including WATCH Disney Channel.

As part of the new multiyear deal, Mediacom will introduce several new services, including the authenticated WATCH and VOD products, SEC Network, ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater. Continuing services covered by the agreement include ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN3, Fusion and retransmission consent for ABC-owned stations.

Mediacom customers will receive broad access to existing authenticated products like WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC Family, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Junior, WATCH Disney XD and WatchESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater). These provide Mediacom customers with more opportunities to access live and video-on-demand content, both in-home and out-of-home, on their computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices via Mediacom’s TV Everywhere platform.