Content available on tablets, phones

LHN

computers, tablets, TV sets and smartphones in many cases.

“More and more content is being enjoyed on tablets and other Internet-connected devices, and today’s viewers are sharing their TV experiences in new ways,” Allan Singer, Charter’s senior vice president of programming, said in the company’s announcement. “Our agreement with Disney enables more robust ways to enjoy and socialize TV.”

Charter is the latest addition to a growing list of cable providers airing LHN. Cox Communications, the No. 3 cable company in the United States, picked up the channel in mid-December. Cox Communications is a division of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, which is the parent company of the American-Statesman.

AT&T U-verse, Google Fiber, Verizon FiOS and San Marcos-based Grande Communications carry LHN, as well. AT&T and Grande both serve portions of the Austin area.

“Our agreement with Charter represents the sixth top 10 distributor Channels 609 and 1609 (HD) Channels 29 and 829 (HD) renewal encompassing Disney’s full suite of products and services,” said David Preschlack, a Disney & ESPN Networks Group executive vice president. Time Warner Cable, the region’s largest cable provider, has yet to reach a deal to carry LHN, which launched in late 2011. Neither have Dish Network and DirecTV.