Channels owned by the Walt Disney Co. such as ESPN, Disney Channel and others went dark Thursday afternoon for those who own Charter Spectrum cable.
with Charter Communications, which runs Spectrum.
Customers lost access to programming from ABC-owned TV stations, Disney-branded channels such as Freeform and FX and the National Geographic channels. "We’ve been in ongoing negotiations with Charter Communications for some time and have not yet agreed to a new market-based agreement," Disney told FOX TV Stations in an emailed statement on Thursday.
Spectrum claims that Disney is "trying to force" customers to pay for its "very expensive programming." "We would agree to The Walt Disney Company’s significant rate increase despite their declining ratings," Charter told FOX. "But they are trying to force our customers to pay for their very expensive programming, even those customers who don’t want it or worse, can’t afford it."
"The current video ecosystem is broken. With The Walt Disney Company, we have proposed a model that creates better alignment for the industry and better choices for our customers. We are hopeful we can find a path forward," Charter added. This story was reported from Los Angeles. that I have read and agree
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