Walt Disney Co., the world's biggest media company, is exploring ways to provide cable channels, including ESPN and Disney Channel, on the Internet.
The company must first find a way to protect pay-television services that carry the networks, Chief Executive Robert Iger said Thursday at the Cable Show in Washington.
Media and pay-TV companies are considering ways to let cable and satellite TV subscribers watch channels over the Internet.
"Streaming full networks online would be an interesting and potentially compelling feature," Iger said. "We are open to hearing more and to considering ways it can be used to offer greater value to our collective consumers."
