Judge tosses lawsuit against Charter over Disney dispute
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a pending class action lawsuit against Charter over its week-long dispute with Disney.
The Walt Disney Company ($DIS) is an American mass media conglomerate that owns broadcast television, cable television and radio networks; theme parks, movie studios and the Disney+ streaming app. Its properties include ABC, 21st Century Fox, FX and Disney Plus. It co-owns cable sports channel ESPN with Hearst Communications.
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a pending class action lawsuit against Charter over its week-long dispute with Disney.
All affected Spectrum TV subscribers will get a $15 bill credit if they lost one or more Disney-owned channels.
Freeform, FXX and Nat Geo Wild won’t be available to Spectrum TV subscribers from Monday.
Disney and Charter have reached a new carriage deal that ends a blackout affecting ABC, ESPN and FX channels.
A Spectrum TV customer in Florida is suing Charter for rejecting a temporary offer to keep ESPN, ABC and other channels on cable.
Disney has blacked out its channels on Spectrum TV, but cable TV customers have plenty of cheap streaming options to watch ESPN and others.
Charter says it wants Disney to offer free access to ad-supported streaming services as part of deal for its channels.
The situation involves fees, as well as Charter’s desire to have Disney’s sports channels moved out of a new, low-cost TV package.
The financier says Disney used creative accounting tactics and “sweetheart deals” to deprive the investment firm of revenue from around 140 movies.
Disney lost domestic subscribers across nearly all of its streaming products during its most-recent quarter, the company revealed on Thursday.