SEC and Longhorn football fans rejoice — or at least calm down: The Walt Disney Company has signed a new multi-year distribution deal with Suddenlink to add the new networks to current, continuing services.
As part of the new agreement, Suddenlink will introduce several new services, including the upcoming SEC Network at launch on Aug. 14 and Longhorn Network, beginning with the 2014-15 college football season. In addition, beginning this fall, Suddenlink plans to introduce Fusion and the full suite of authenticated WATCH services, including WatchESPN.
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Disney’s sports and entertainment content will be available to Suddenlink TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices.