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Charter (Spectrum)
Charter Communications ($CHTR) is an American telecommunications and media company that offers cable television, broadband Internet, home phone and wireless phone service to consumers and businesses under the Spectrum brand. Charter also operates several regional cable networks, including Spectrum News and Spectrum Sports. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Charter begins offering Paramount Plus to Spectrum TV customers
Charter is now offering free access to the ad-supported tier of streaming service Paramount Plus to some subscribers of its Spectrum TV service.
Study: Spanish speakers in U.S. spending big on streaming TV services
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Charter appoints Simon Cassels as Chief Creative Officer
In his new role, Cassels will oversee Charter’s creative strategies to evolve Spectrum’s brand identity and drive company growth
Spectrum becomes first official partner of EverPass Media
The deal allows Spectrum Business customers to access the NFL Sunday Ticket, Peacock Sports Pass and Thursday Night Football games.
Spectrum TV to offer ad-free Disney Plus, Hulu option
Customers who get Disney’s streaming services will have the option to pay a little more for the privilege of streaming Disney Plus and Hulu content without ads.
Charter lost 393,000 Spectrum TV customers during Q2
More Spectrum TV customers are ditching the company’s legacy service, despite getting some streaming services as part of their plans.
Spectrum News debuts free streaming channel on Xumo Play
Spectrum News has launched its national news channel through free streaming platform Xumo Play.
Spectrum begins offering Vix Premium with Ads to TV customers
Spectrum TV subscribers with at least one Univision channel in their pay TV package now have access to Vix Premium with Ads.
Charter to lay off 1,000 Spectrum call center employees
Affected workers will be offered the opportunity to secure jobs at other call centers.
Charter raising prices on some Spectrum TV, Internet plans
A spokesperson said the price adjustments on pay TV were necessitated by higher fees charged by programmers.
Spectrum Reach, Magnite partner on programmatic advertising
Spectrum Reach will expand its use of Magnite’s programmatic ad tech to deliver more-personalized experiences through the Spectrum TV app.