Skip to content
Awful Announcing

Awful Announcing

  • Home
  • ESPN
  • Fox
  • NBC
  • CBS
  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Other
    • AA Podcasts
    • League Networks
    • Local Networks
    • International
    • Online Outlets
    • Announcing Schedules
    • Ratings
    • Viewing Picks
    • NFL
    • Lifestyle
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • Newsletter
  • Home
  • ESPN
  • Fox
  • NBC
  • CBS
  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Other
    • AA Podcasts
    • League Networks
    • Local Networks
    • International
    • Online Outlets
    • Announcing Schedules
    • Ratings
    • Viewing Picks
    • NFL
    • Lifestyle
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • Newsletter
  • Link to Twitter Link to Twitter
  • Link to Facebook Link to Facebook
  • Link to Instagram Link to Instagram
  • Link to RSS Link to RSS

Archives

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Dodgers launch streaming service for live games

SNLA+ will be available for $29.99 per month or $199.99 per year.

By Drew Lerner OnMar 17, 2025 0
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi

Texas Rangers announce cable deals, over-the-air package

The ball club has reached distribution deals with DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse, and Spectrum.

By Drew Lerner OnJan 29, 2025 0
Mookie Betts Dodgers SportsNet LA

Spectrum offering SportsNet LA to in-market fans with internet/mobile plan

Dodgers fans no longer need a cable subscription to watch their team, but there's a catch.

By Joe Lucia OnMar 21, 2024 1
Super Bowl blackout Columbia, S.C. Photo Credit: Mike Dojc via X/Twitter

Spectrum viewers in Columbia, SC report Super Bowl LVIII broadcast outage

"Not every channel—JUST THE SUPER BOWL! Unbelievable!"

By Arthur Weinstein OnFeb 11, 2024 0
A photo of Charter CFO Jessica Fischer (L), and a photo of a Spectrum truck in Worchester, MA in 2021 from Ashley Green/The Worchester Telegram and Gazette, via USA Today Sports (R).

Charter

Charter CFO says Spectrum subscriber losses were ‘much lower than anticipated,’ Disney deal ‘met all of our objectives’

Disney-Spectrum and Disney-ESPN logos

Charter

Answering the 5 biggest questions from the ESPN-Spectrum deal

Disney-Spectrum and Disney-ESPN logos

Charter

Disney and Charter reach deal, bringing back ESPN and ABC on Spectrum

Get Spectrum offer

Charter offering Spectrum customers Fubo free trial

This comes after Disney offered a discount to Hulu+Live TV.

By Ken Fang OnSep 10, 2023 0
Charter Disney

Disney fires back at Charter, asking if they care about their subscribers

Disney and Charter continue to play the feud in public.

By Joe Lucia OnSep 7, 2023 0

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.

By Awful Announcing Staff OnSep 7, 2023 11
Charter Disney

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.

By Daniel Kaplan OnSep 6, 2023 5
Coco Gauff U.S. Open

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.

By Brendon Kleen OnSep 5, 2023 1
Stephen A. Smith arrives for a live broadcast of ESPN's "First Take" from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The show was in town as part of the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic.

ESPN deploys Stephen A. Smith in carriage fight against Charter

Smith's post told followers "Bottom Line: YOU HAVE CHOICES!!!"

By Brendon Kleen OnSep 5, 2023 3
A Spectrum slide during the Disney-Charter dispute.

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

By Ken Fang OnSep 5, 2023 0
Charter-owned Spectrum’s August 2023 message to ESPN viewers about the channel being pulled.

Charter

Media stock price dips show impact of Charter approach beyond Disney

A photo of Charter CEO Chris Winfrey (L), and a photo of a Spectrum truck in Worchester, MA in 2021 from Ashley Green/The Worchester Telegram and Gazette, via USA Today Sports (R).

Charter

Charter CEO says they may move on from Disney ‘permanently’ amidst ‘broken’ system

The message that showed up on Charter-owned Spectrum systems about their Disney carriage dispute.

Fans irate as ESPN goes dark on Spectrum at Utah-Florida kickoff

Disney/ESPN content went dark on Spectrum right at the worst possible time, coinciding with the start of the Utah-Florida game.

By Awful Announcing Staff OnAug 31, 2023 3

As football season nears, Spectrum customers may lose ESPN and Disney-owned channels

Spectrum cable customers are expected to lose Disney-owned cable channels like ESPN as the college football season is about to start.

By Chris Novak OnAug 31, 2023 18
A Spectrum truck in New York.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 10, 2023 0
A Spectrum truck in New York.

Spectrum informs some customers they’ll no longer get NFL Network as it was “authorized incorrectly”

Spectrum is helpfully directing customers to a more expensive sports tier if they want to replace the NFL channels.

By Jay Rigdon OnAug 28, 2021 11

Spectrum subscribers get alternate programming on NFL Network instead of Buccaneers-Panthers TNF game

Spectrum subscribers watching NFL Network got "Top 10 Hail Marys," which they certainly didn't ask for during the Bucs-Panthers Thursday Night Football game.

By Matt Clapp OnSep 12, 2019 2

Tribune makes good on threat, goes dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems in 24 markets

Last week, Tribune Broadcasting sent out a press release warning Charter Spectrum subscribers that they might lose access to...

By Sean Keeley OnJan 2, 2019 11

Tribune warns Spectrum subscribers they could lose NFL playoff access without new contract agreement

Tribune Broadcasting owns or operates 43 broadcast television stations across the U.S., so their decisions affect a lot of viewers, including...

By Sean Keeley OnDec 28, 2018 1
A Spectrum truck in New York.

New York revokes approval of Charter/Spectrum/Time Warner Cable merger, gives Spectrum 60 days to transition to successor

Charter (doing business in New York as Spectrum) is the biggest cable provider in the state, with over 2 million subscribers across cable/internet/phone.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 27, 2018 0

SportsNet LA will simulcast five more Dodgers games on KTLA while cable standoff continues

The standoff continues, but Dodgers fans with DirecTV can at least watch *some* games this season.

By Sean Keeley OnJul 3, 2018 1

Posts navigation

arrowOlder posts

Sidebar

Popular Posts

Are podcasts the future of sports journalism?

Ranking NFL Super Bowl LX contenders post-draft

Who are the highest-paid personalities in sports media?

The NCAA desperately needs to optimize its winter championship schedule

NCAA launches ad campaign aimed at sports bettors harassing athletes

The 5 wildest details from Pablo Torre’s Jordon Hudson deep dive

Footer

  • Legal Information
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Link to Twitter Link to Twitter
  • Link to Facebook Link to Facebook
  • Link to Instagram Link to Instagram
  • Link to RSS Link to RSS
AwfulAnnouncing.com is a Sports fan web site and is in no way affiliated with any media organization, any professional sports league, team, organization, or its Properties. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. AwfulAnnouncing.com is not an official web site for any media organization, professional sports league, team, or organization. Copyright © 2020 www.AwfulAnnouncing.com - All Rights Reserved - Trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.

arrow