WBD: Pay TV bundles hurt domestic streaming ARPU during Q1
Pay TV bundles helped grow WBD’s domestic subscriber count during Q1, but it also impacted a key financial indicator used by analysts to evaluate the health of its streaming business.
Charter Communications
Liberty Broadband earns $266 million from GCI during Q1
The company is finalizing its spin-off of GCI Communications this summer, one of its contingencies rooted in Liberty Broadband’s acquisition by Charter.
NASCAR hub, FAST channel launches on Xumo platforms
Comcast and Charter’s joint venture Xumo is now offering the NASCAR FAST stream on its Xumo Play app and will launch a NASCAR hub on its Xumo TV platform.
Charter sees slower pay TV churn during Q1, adds wireless customers
The Pacific Palisades and Altadena wildfires impacted broadband disconnects, but the loss was lower than Q1 2024.
ESPN, Spectrum, Sinclair execs to be honored at Hall of Fame ceremony
ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Spectrum Reach Executive Vice President David Kline are among the industry leaders who will be honored at a Hall of Fame ceremony later this year.
Charter’s Spectrum partners with VCCP, Horizon Media
Charter’s Spectrum will partner with VCCP and Horizon Media for brand messaging, creative and media buying opportunities.
Spectrum debuts Audience Reach Optimizer for advertisers
Charter has introduced a new tool called the Audience Reach Optimizer that is intended to help brands deliver more-effective campaigns to TV viewers.
Scott Barton joins Charter as Group VP, Digital Marketplace
Scott Barton has joined Charter Communications to lead the company’s digital marketplace efforts, The Desk has learned.
Charter promotes Keith Dardis to EVP, Spectrum Business
Charter Communications has awarded Keith Dardis his second promotion in four months.
Charter includes Spectrum Business subscribers in price guarantees, customer commitments
After rolling out flexible service packages with transparent pricing for its residential subscribers last year, Charter Communications is doing more of the same for its business customers.
Veteran advertising executive David Kline to retire from Charter’s Spectrum Reach
David Kline will retire from Charter in May after spending nearly five decades in the TV industry; Jason Brown will be elevated to the role of EVP of Spectrum Reach at that time.
Charter continues to see broadband, pay TV customer losses in Q4
The company plans to educate customers on the streaming video services they receive as part of their pay TV packages.