Los Angeles Lakers, Charter launching Spectrum SportsNet+ direct-to-consumer service
The Lakers are the latest NBA team to offer fans a DTC product.
Charter News
Charter loses 320,000 video subscribers after Disney dispute, CFO claims decline “less than we expected”
Charter lost 50% more video subscribers compared to both last year and the last quarter thanks to its carriage dispute with Disney.
Charter CFO says Spectrum subscriber losses were ‘much lower than anticipated,’ Disney deal ‘met all of our objectives’
Answering the 5 biggest questions from the ESPN-Spectrum deal
Charter-Disney deal gives both sides something, but may not fix ‘broken’ system
Disney and Charter reach deal, bringing back ESPN and ABC on Spectrum
Charter offering Spectrum customers Fubo free trial
This comes after Disney offered a discount to Hulu+Live TV.
Disney fires back at Charter, asking if they care about their subscribers
Disney and Charter continue to play the feud in public.
SEC Network’s Peter Burns chronicles the horror of trying to cancel Spectrum services
Canceling your cable package is one of the most difficult things a human being can encounter as Peter Burns discovered.
The ESPN-Charter dispute could shake the foundation of modern sports
Sports leagues and their rights fees could be affected by the ongoing Charter-ESPN dispute that threatens to transform the television industry.
Coco Gauff couldn’t catch a U.S. Open match from her hotel because of the ESPN-Charter dispute
Gauff seems to be staying somewhere with Spectrum cable.
ESPN deploys Stephen A. Smith in carriage fight against Charter
Smith's post told followers "Bottom Line: YOU HAVE CHOICES!!!"
Charter and Disney giving dueling offers to online streaming services for Spectrum customers
This is the latest salvo in the carriage dispute that is leaving customers in the middle
Disney makes bizarre claim on ESPN top telecasts in Charter dispute (updated)
Media stock price dips show impact of Charter approach beyond Disney
Charter CEO says they may move on from Disney ‘permanently’ amidst ‘broken’ system
Charter creates Spectrum package without RSNs, league networks, announces changes for their own RSNs
There are some very notable moves coming from Charter on the tiering front for regional sports networks, both their own and others they carry.
Charter partners with Comcast on Flex streaming devices/XClass smart TVs, projects customer base shift to streaming
Charter's decision to join Comcast's streaming device/smart TV project rather than do their own gives the combined venture significant scale, and perhaps paves the way for some eventual OTT service bundling deals.
