Verizon Reaches Deal to Continue Carrying Disney Channels

Verizon Reaches Deal to Continue Carrying Disney Channels
The logo for Verizon above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Apr. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Associated Press
12/30/2018
Updated:
12/30/2018

Verizon customers can continue to watch ESPN, ABC and other channels owned by Disney after the two companies announced a deal over programming fees.

The telecommunications giant and the entertainment company said in a joint statement on Dec. 30: “Verizon and The Walt Disney Company have reached a broad-based distribution agreement.”

The statement said details would be released in the coming days.

The companies faced a Dec. 31 deadline. Without an agreement, Verizon’s Fios network would have stopped carrying Disney channels.