MetroCast adds nine Disney/ABC networks

BELMONT — Cable TV, internet and phone provider MetroCast Communications has added nine Disney/ABC-owned networks to its "TV Everywhere" on-line video offering, the company has announced.

MetroCast customers who subscribe to the services will now have free, unlimited online access to ABC, ABC Family, Disney, Disney Junior, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News, and ESPNU.

The networks are viewable on desktop, laptop, as well as various iOS and Android™ mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, as well as other video streaming platforms.

The addition of the Disney/ABC networks brings the MetroCast "TV Everywhere" offering to more than 60 channels, including HBO GO and MAX GO, Showtime Anytime, A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CMT, CNN, Comedy Central, Fox, Fox News, FX, Hallmark, History, Lifetime, MTV, National Geographic Channel, NBC, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network, NFL Network, Nick, Nick Jr., SEC Network, Spike, Sprout, Syfy, TBS, Turner Classic Movies, TNT, USA, and more (for a complete list of available networks, see http://portal.metrocast.net/tv/3/browse/networks/).

"With TV Everywhere from MetroCast, customers have the convenience of viewing programs from popular video networks on their favorite devices, on their own schedules," said Andrew Walton, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for MetroCast. "It's a great value-added benefit because it is included free with their corresponding MetroCast video subscription."

To access the networks online, MetroCast customers subscribing to the services simply log onto http://portal.metrocast.net. Customers may also visit the network websites or download mobile apps for the networks where available.