Spectrum and ESPN fail to agree

[Recleb]

Over?

Disney and Charter Communications strike deal, ending blackout for Spectrum cable customers

New deal means Spectrum cable customers will soon regain access to ESPN and other Disney-owned channels.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Papa Foxtrot]

Over?

Disney and Charter Communications strike deal, ending blackout for Spectrum cable customers

New deal means Spectrum cable customers will soon regain access to ESPN and other Disney-owned channels.

www.cbsnews.com

From the linked article:

Only 1% of U.S. households watch more than 12 hours of ESPN in the average month, according to analysts from LightShed Partners.

1% of households. That is ESPN's nightmare.

 

[Vespidae]

From the linked article:

1% of households. That is ESPN's nightmare.

I watched the Louisville game with Fubo. Worked great.

 

[g0lftime]

Hard to figure out who the winner was without knowing the $$$. If Charter got DIS to throw in DIS+ and ESPN+ without a significant bump in the subscriber fee, I'd be surprised. It does sound like Charter had the better hand tho'...

That was the snag. Chapter wanted those included with the new contract.

 

[Papa Foxtrot]

That was the snag. Chapter wanted those included with the new contract.

That was well publicized. Question is whether DIS got extra $$ for that or did they fold?

 

[cpf2001]

Charter got Disney to drop 8 channels from their requirements which is pretty significant. Sports survived for now though. https://www.tvinsider.com/1104820/s...nges-fxx-freeform-disney-junior-nat-geo-wild/

 

[RamblinRed]

Overall it feels like Charter came out better.
I'm guessing Disney probably ultimately got the carriage fee it wanted for ESPN, but it looks like it had to give up on a number of channels and also had to provide the ad-supported Disney+ to cable.

 

[Papa Foxtrot]

Overall it feels like Charter came out better.

Caught the tail end of a segment on CNBC (xm), so I didn't catch the speaker's name. His take was DIS got a bump for ESPN and Charter shed channels that it didn't want to carry. Overall, he felt that DIS came out ahead.