The Walt Disney Co. and Optimum have renewed a multiyear carriage agreement for ABC-owned TV stations, ESPN, NFL Network, NFL RedZone, Disney’s kids and family channels, Freeform, FX Networks and the National Geographic channels in a distribution deal that will also expand access to the ESPN Unlimited and Disney+ streaming services.
No financial details were provided and the two companies did not name specific channels.
Disney and Optimum said certain eligible Optimum TV customers will soon be given free access to streaming service ESPN Unlimited.
The agreement provides for “expanded rights to make Disney’s streaming services available to Optimum TV and internet customers for purchase.”
Optimum provides cable and broadband service to more than 4 million customers in 21 states, with operations in the New York City tri-state area, as well as smaller clusters in the South and Midwest.
