Charter, Disney Settle Carriage Fight With Streaming Terms
Charter Communications and Disney have reached a carriage agreement that will see ESPN+ being provided to Charter's Spectrum TV Select Plus subscribers and the Disney+ Basic ad-supported offering being provided to Spectrum TV Select package subs, the two said Monday.…
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They said the deal also ended the blackout for most Disney networks and stations on Spectrum. They said Charter will offer Disney's direct-to-consumer streaming services to its customers, particularly its broadband-only sub base. They said networks that won't be included in Spectrum TV video packages anymore are Baby TV, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, FXM, FXX, Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Mundo. Charter has said it would pursue hybrid linear/streaming deals with other programmers that have D2C streaming (see 2309010013). Many of the streaming terms of the deal are wins for Charter, and thus for the whole cable industry through most favored nation terms, Thompson Sports Group principal Bob Thompson posted on X, formerly Twitter. "Think skinny bundles with ala carte streaming options packaged with broadband," he said. N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said in a statement that her administration "will ensure that New Yorkers receive a refund for the days they were without service, holding true to our commitment that we will always prioritize consumer protection."