The multi-year agreement includes carriage of Univision’s broadcast stations, as well as the network feeds for Univision and UniMás, and the Spanish-language cable network, Galavisión.
Univision, DirecTV Set Carriage Deal
Univision Communications Inc. On Tuesday announced a comprehensive multi-year agreement with the nation’s leading satellite provider, DirecTV. The agreement includes carriage of Univision’s owned and operated broadcast stations, as well as the network feeds for Univision and UniMás, and the Spanish-language cable network, Galavisión.
In addition, DirecTV will launch Univision’s Deportes Network (sports); Univision tlnovelas, home to telenovelas from Televisa 24-hours-a-day; and ForoTV, the round-the-clock cable news network.
DirecTV customers will also have access to thousands of hours of Univision’s best content anywhere, anytime on their PC, tablet or mobile device, through the DirecTV Everywhere platform and UVideos, the bilingual digital network for Hispanic America.
“Our Spanish-language customers have been anticipating the launch of these new channels and we are excited to provide them with even more of Univision’s quality programming lineup,” said Dan York, chief content officer for DirecTV. “With the addition of Univision Deportes, DirecTV now offers more soccer than any TV provider nationwide, delivering additional value to our customers and further solidifying our position as the leader in sports programming.”
Further terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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