The Burbank-based media conglomerate and the Philadelphia-based telecommunications provider announced the renewal Nov. 30, which will allow Disney to continue broadcasting its news, sports, family and general entertainment for Comcast’s Xfinity customers. Comcast will additionally distribute the ACC Network, the subscription television channel owned and operated by ESPN Enterprises Inc., giving fans access to its coverage of Atlantic Coast Conference athletics for the first time since its launch in August 2019.
The corporations first brokered a long-term carriage agreement in 2012, which expired Sept. 30. The new deal does not specify how long the agreement will remain in effect, and financial terms were not disclosed. Comcast began offering Disney streaming services Disney Plus and ESPN Plus earlier in 2021, adding to its already robust slate of the company’s cable channels, which includes the ESPN networks, Disney-branded channels, Freeform, the FX networks and the National Geographic channels.
