Disney and the Country Music Association (CMA) extend their broadcasting and streaming agreement through 2032, the companies announce. The deal covers the CMA Awards and additional CMA broadcast specials, including “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas.” The prior ABC-and-CMA arrangement was set to expire this year, and the new agreement is described as a six-year extension that continues and builds on the CMA’s two-decade collaboration with ABC.
Billboard reports that the CMA Awards will simulcast live beginning this year across ABC and Disney+, expanding the ways audiences can watch the ceremony. Deadline adds that the extension includes the same set of events and maintains the relationship between CMA’s production and Disney’s distribution platforms.
Taken together, the reporting indicates the partnership continues for multiple years and strengthens streaming availability for the CMA Awards by pairing traditional broadcast with a concurrent Disney+ stream. No financial terms or additional programming beyond the specified events are detailed in the provided coverage.
