Having conquered the music biz, about to conquer the movie biz and proving one of this era’s most powerful economic and cultural forces, Taylor Swift is lending some of her superstar power to the NFL and NBC.
11.09.2023 - 16:55 / deadline.com
UPDATED WITH details and company comment. Disney and Charter Communications have reached a carriage renewal, ending a 10-day impasse that drew intense scrutiny to the shifting economics of pay-TV in the streaming era.
The agreement preserves carriage on Charter’s Spectrum systems for 19 cable networks and stations, including ESPN, FX and ABC stations in major markets, but it leaves behind many others. The roster of networks that will no longer be carried by Spectrum includes Baby TV, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, FXM, FXX, Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Mundo. With 14.7 million customers, Spectrum is the No. 2 cable operator in the U.S.
Of the eight ABC stations affected by the dispute, seven are returning to Spectrum, including WABC in New York and KABC in LA. But Philadelphia’s WPVI is excluded from the new agreement.
In a joint statement, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Charter CEO Chris Winfrey said, “Our collective goal has always been to build an innovative model for the future. This deal recognizes both the continued value of linear television and the growing popularity of streaming services while addressing the evolving needs of our consumers. We also want to thank our mutual customers for their patience this past week and are pleased that Spectrum viewers once again have access to Disney’s high-quality sports, news and entertainment programming, in time for Monday Night Football.”
Since the evening of August 31, 19 Disney cable networks and eight ABC stations had been unavailable on Spectrum systems. The renewal was finalized just hours before the regular-season kickoff of Monday Night Football, featuring a highly anticipated matchup between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. Already, the impasse had wiped out more
Having conquered the music biz, about to conquer the movie biz and proving one of this era’s most powerful economic and cultural forces, Taylor Swift is lending some of her superstar power to the NFL and NBC.
As the rumoured romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce heats up, the NBC promotions team is going all-in for a new Swift-themed “Sunday Night Football” promo.
As the rumoured romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce heats up, the NBC promotions team is going all-in for a new Swift-themed “Sunday Night Football” promo.
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Phoenix were joined on stage by special guest Clairo in New York last night (September 9) – watch them play ‘After Midnight’ below.The artists teamed up on a remixed version of the song earlier this year, with the original appearing on Phoenix’s 2022 album ‘Alpha Zulu’.During Phoenix’s show with Beck at Madison Square Garden, they gave the track its live debut with help from Clairo herself.Watch footage of the performance below.A post shared by Michelle Willie (@mwillie70)A post shared by Claire Cottrill (@clairo)Beck and Phoenix are currently finishing up their co-headline 2023 ‘Summer Odyssey’ tour across North America.The bands kicked off a 19-city run on August 1 in Seattle, Washington, with stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Boston, New York and more. It wraps up tonight (September 10) in Columbia, Maryland.
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