A+E Networks Part of DirecTV Now Lineup

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

All six of A+E Networks’ major cable channels will be launched on AT&T’s new streaming service DirecTV Now.

DirecTV Now is set to launch later this year with more than 100 channels.

"We are thrilled to team up with AT&T to offer our brands on the DirecTV Now platform at launch," said David Zagin, president, distribution, A+E Networks. "It's exciting for A+E Networks to continue to be at the leading front of the technology evolution. DirecTV Now will offer consumers a new way of receiving our content giving our viewers access to our strong portfolio of entertainment brands."

A&E, Lifetime, History, LMN, FYI and Viceland will be on DirecTV Now.

AT&T and DirecTV customers will be able to access and stream the service over a wired or wireless internet connection using a variety of connected devices without requiring additional hardware, satellites, long-term contracts or credit checks.

"A+E Networks is a welcome addition to the DirecTV Now platform," said Dan York, chief content officer for AT&T.  "Customers of our new streaming service will have a wide array of programming choices they can access within minutes by just downloading the app and signing up.”

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.