Charter To Launch Streaming Video Service
February 21st, 2019 by Michael Farrell
Charter Communications said it plans to launch an over-the-top streaming video service at the end of March dubbed TV Essentials to its broadband-only customers without a video service, in the cable industry’s latest effort to recapture pay TV subscribers.
Court Won’t Dismiss Allen Suit Against Charter
February 5th, 2019 by John Eggerton
An appeals court has again denied Charter’s effort to dismiss the claim by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios that the cable operator’s “refusal” to enter into a carriage contract with the programmer was racially motivated. The case now proceeds to trial unless it is settled beforehand.
Tribune And Charter Reach Retrans Deal
January 11th, 2019 by Mark K. Miller
The new contract covers Tribune’s 42 television stations and cable network WGN America.
Deadline Looms For Tribune-Charter Contract
December 27th, 2018 by Mark K. Miller
Appeals Court: Byron Allen Cases Can Proceed
November 19th, 2018 by Dawn C. ChmielewskiA federal appeals court cleared the way for Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks to pursue civil rights suits against two of the nation’s biggest cable operators, Charter Communications and Comcast. These lawsuits seek sizable damages — $20 billion against Comcast and $10 billion against Charter — for alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act.
Charter Plans 24/7 Local News Channel In L.A.
August 20th, 2018 by Meg James
Cable TV giant Charter Communications is launching a 24-hour local news channel in November that will be available in the 1.5 million homes in greater Los Angeles that receive the company’s Spectrum pay-TV service. The channel would be the first of its kind in L.A., representing a bold effort to challenge decades of dominance by such broadcast stations as KABC, KTLA and Spanish-language KMEX.
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Charter CEO: Video No Longer Standalone Product
August 1st, 2018 by Ben MunsonCharter President and CEO Tom Rutledge made it clear, amid another quarter of lost video subscribers, that his company’s video business was no longer built to go it alone. “We’re going to use video aggressively. But what we’re saying is, it really isn’t a standalone product in its current situation,” Rutledge said during Tuesday’s earnings call.
Internet Sub Gains Help Drive Charter 2Q Profits
July 31st, 2018 by Staff3 Towns File FCC Complaints Against Charter
March 22nd, 2018 by TVNewsCheckThe three towns — Yuma, Ariz.; Jackson, Wyo.; and El Centro, Calif. — allege that Charter violated FCC regulations by failing to notify their customers 30 days in advance that they could lose local channels.
Charter Must Face False Advertising Suit
February 20th, 2018 by TVNewsCheckSiding against Charter, a New York state judge has refused to dismiss Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s lawsuit alleging that the company duped consumers by delivering broadband speeds that were slower than advertised.