DISH & A+E Networks Extend Agreement, Add Streaming to Pact

ENGLEWOOD/NEW YORK: DISH and A+E Networks have reached a new multiyear deal that includes OTT multi-stream rights for live and VOD content.

The contract renewal extends an existing agreement that provides DISH customers with access to A+E Networks' content, including programming from A&E, HISTORY and Lifetime. The new pact adds distribution of H2 and FYI. It also expands authenticated access to live and VOD content on connected devices.

“I am pleased to call A+E Networks an innovative partner in developing this wide-ranging, creative agreement that will help to define the future of TV,” said Joseph P. Clayton, DISH's president and CEO. “Together we are enhancing the customer experience today with fresh, dynamic programming that DISH customers will be able to watch when and how they prefer.”

“We have had a great partnership with DISH for many years and we are delighted that this renewal will carry our partnership well into the future,” said Nancy Dubuc, the president and CEO of A+E Networks. “We are thrilled that DISH’s valued customers will be able to enjoy A+E Networks’ award-winning portfolio of brands across their multiple platforms. We continue to grow and make significant investments in new brands, and as such, we’re particularly pleased with the expanded distribution of FYI and H2.”