Viacom Inc. and DirecTV Inc. announced July 20 a long-term agreement that secures the continued carriage of a variety of Viacom-owned channels on DirecTV’s direct-to-home satellite television service platform. The deal also provides DirecTV with the rights to provide CBS high-definition programming produced within local markets to customers in those markets.

Among the channels covered as part of the deal are CBS, UPN, BET and several MTV Networks channels.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.