Spectrum TV
AMC Networks offers buyouts after company delivers mixed Q3 earnings
AMC Networks has repositioned itself as a streaming-focused company, and is offering buyouts as part of a restructuring to that effect.
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Charter revenue flat, broadband disconnects continue through Q3
Broadband and video churn continued, but slowed somewhat as Charter began aggressively marketing perks like price guarantees and included streaming access.
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Charter to issue pink slips to 1,200 workers
Charter, which operates under the Spectrum brand, is readying pink slips that will primarily impact corporate and back-office workers, according to a report.
S&P: Cord-cutting continues to impact TV retransmission fee revenue
Retransmission fees are expected to reach $7.4 billion by 2030, up nearly 2 percent from current rates, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Charter launches Spectrum App Store for TV, Internet customers
Charter Communications has rolled out its long-awaited app store for Spectrum TV and Spectrum Internet customers.
S&P Global: Pay TV penetration continues to decline amid shift to streaming
Pay TV penetration fell to 34.4 percent in 2024 as cord cutting fueled the sector’s ninth consecutive year of decline.
Charter repositions business around new pay TV packages
A Charter executive said the inclusion of streaming apps in Spectrum TV packages help differentiate its cable TV service in a growing sea of streaming competitors.
Spectrum rolls out streaming subscription management platform
Charter Communications has launched a new subscription management platform that aims to promote the various included streaming apps that are available to its Spectrum TV subscribers.
Charter officially debuts Spectrum Reach Architect
The platform uses artificial intelligence to help ad buyers optimize their TV, digital and streaming media campaigns.
Charter to integrate BET Plus, Discovery Plus into Spectrum TV packages
Charter will include access to more network-backed apps like Discovery Plus and ESPN Unlimited within its Spectrum TV Select package by the end of the year.
Charter reports flat revenue during Q2; broadband, video churn continues
Charter continued to experience broadband and video churn during Q2, but an uptick in mobile lines helped the company maintain flat revenue on a year-over basis.
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Charter says fiber lines were deliberate cut in California
The vandalism left more than 50,000 Spectrum residential, business and government subscribers without service in mid-June.