Univision Reaches Deal to Be on DirecTV Now

Univision programming will be included on new AT&T streaming service, DirecTV Now, as part of a “multiplatform distribution agreement,” the broadcaster said in a news release Tuesday. DirecTV Now will offer Univision stations, Univision Network, UniMás, Galavisión, UDN (Univision Deportes Network) and the Fusion network, it said. The agreement includes TV Everywhere provisions and will allow U-Verse and DirecTV customers to stream Univision's live and VOD content, that company said. DirecTV Now will launch in Q4, with 100-plus channels, Univision noted.