ESPN and Disney/ABC Television Group Launch WATCH Authenticated Products to DISH Customers
02 April 2014 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Live Linear Channel Streams and On Demand Content from WATCH
ABC, WATCH ABC Family, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and
WatchESPN Now Available to DISH Video Subscribers at Home and
On-the-Go via Multiple Devices
In the weeks immediately following the announcement of their
groundbreaking, multi-year distribution deal, DISH Network
Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
today announced the availability of WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC Family,
WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WatchESPN, enabling
DISH’s 14 million video subscribers to access live and on-demand
news, entertainment and sports programming on computers,
smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices. Access
to WATCH Disney Junior as well as authenticated services from SEC
ESPN Network and Longhorn Network will launch later this year.
DISH customers can now conveniently watch live programming from
ABC Family, Disney Channel and Disney XD as well as live network
streams of ABC, which are currently available in New York, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Fresno, Philadelphia and
Raleigh-Durham. Additionally, live events and programming from ESPN
networks – including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN
Deportes – are now accessible. ESPN Goal Line and ESPN
Buzzer Beater will also be available on WatchESPN when those
channels are in season. Video subscribers will need to log in with
their DISH online IDs and passwords to access all services.
In addition to live streaming, DISH video subscribers can watch
the most current episodes of ABC and ABC Family original series the
day after they air online at ABC.com and ABCFamily.com or on
smartphones and tablets via the WATCH ABC and WATCH ABC Family
apps, which are available free to download in the App Store, Google
Play Store, Amazon Appstore and Windows Store. WATCH ABC is also
accessible on Apple TV.
DISH customers can access live and popular on-demand programming
from Disney Channel and Disney XD online at WATCHDisneyChannel.com
and WATCHDisneyXD.com. The WATCH Disney Channel and WATCH Disney XD
apps are free to download in the App Store and Amazon Appstore. The
networks are also accessible on Apple TV and Roku.
For WatchESPN, DISH video subscribers can visit WatchESPN.com on
their computers for live access to ESPN networks. Customers with a
supported smartphone or tablet can also download the free WatchESPN
app by visiting the App Store, Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore
or Windows Store. The app features access to live content and
on-demand video clips. WatchESPN live programming and on-demand
clips are also available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV and
Roku.
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary
DISH Network L.L.C., provides approximately 14.057 million
satellite TV customers, as of Dec. 31, 2013, with the highest
quality programming and technology with the most choices at the
best value. Subscribers enjoy a high definition line-up with more
than 200 national HD channels, the most international channels, and
award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network Corporation is a
Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.
About The Walt Disney
Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and
affiliates, is a leading diversified international entertainment
and media enterprise with five business segments: media networks,
parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and
interactive. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had annual revenues of
$45 billion in its Fiscal Year 2013.
DISHJohn Hall, 303.723.1968johnw.hall@dish.comorDisney/ABC
Television GroupKaren Hobson,
818.460.7044karen.hobson@disney.comorESPN, Inc.Kristie Chong Adler,
646.547.5637kristie.chong@espn.com
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