Were you watching the US Open on Rebecca Love - Bewitched Housewives (2007)Thursday evening only for ESPN to infuriatingly cut off? You weren't alone.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Spectrum customers were collateral victims of a dispute between Charter Communications (which owns Spectrum) and Disney. Negotiations between the cable company and the media giant broke down, and Disney subsequently blocked Disney-owned channels like ESPN, ABC, FX, Freeform, and National Geographic. Even the US Open organization chimed in.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
As you may have seen if you were watching one of these channels, Spectrum blames Disney. In a message displayed on screens in lieu of programming, Spectrum said, "We offered Disney a fair deal, yet they are demanding an excessive increase."
But Disney says their terms are reasonable. "Disney Entertainment has successful deals in place with pay TV providers of all types and sizes across the country, and the rates and terms we are seeking in this renewal are driven by the marketplace," the company said in a statement to Mashable.
SEE ALSO: While Disney and Dish play hardball, satellite customers lose ESPN, ABC and moreDisney has pulled this move before. In October, 2022, it blocked its channels from Dish satellite TV subscribers. In 2021, it did the same with YouTube TV. Both disputes were eventually resolved, but the terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
The crux of the negotiation comes down to bundling cable channels. Disney wants Charter to carry all of its channels and demands a higher fee for network support. Charter is refusing to carry Disney's bundle of channels at a higher premium. In their words, Disney wants "to limit our ability to provide greater customer choice in programming packages [customers] to take and pay for channels you may not want." With Disney streaming revenue way down, it's playing hardball to try and make some money back — at the expense of viewers.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Both Disney and Charter have said they're committed to reaching a fair deal. But in the meantime, Spectrum customers will have to find another way to watch their favorite channels.
SEE ALSO: The best cheap VPNs in September 2023Topics Disney Sports
Astronomers saw one galaxy impale another. The damage was an eye
Ariana Grande's unfortunate 'BBQ grill' tattoo is a meme now
There's a campaign to unfollow FuckJerry, the Fyre Festival promoter
Site outages prevent comments on sexual assault Title IX rule changes
Best Apple deal: Save $19 on AirTag 4
You could win a $1.7 million mansion by writing a standout letter
New 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 trailer drops at D23
PlayStation VR2 doesn't have built
Your 'wrong person' texts may be linked to Myanmar warlord
Virginia's governor refuses to resign in a trainwreck press conference
'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 4: Why Ellie sings 'Take on Me'
TikTok isn't Vine, but it's a beautiful mess all its own
'The Sims 4' is now free to play, so say goodbye to your social life
Who is Werewolf by Night? Here's everything you need to know about the MCU Halloween special
Put Me In, Coach!
Shaggy from 'Scooby Doo' has extreme powers in this new meme
Kenan Thompson would reboot 'Kenan & Kel' but 'with a twist'
Superb Owl Sunday is swooping in to save your weekend
Best vacuum mop combo deal: Save $140 on the Tineco Floor One S5
The most watched TV and movies of the week (Sept 9): 'The Rings of Power' rules them all
Apple Watch adds Mother's Day fitness achievementExhaustive report on the altMarvel and Fox's 'The Gifted' trailer actually mentions the XHere's what Jay Z's world will look like by the time his insane new deal is upGet ready for a possible 'second wave' of that massive global cyberattackMarvel and Fox's 'The Gifted' trailer actually mentions the XSouth Korean president's rescue pets are so popular they have their own fan artEric Wareheim on the tooKendall Jenner's first modelling spread since the Pepsi ad was upstaged by the photographerSnapchat world lensesGoogle just made a very subtle change to its Play Store logo and iconsCole Sprouse wrote pretty disturbing Mother's Day poem when he was a kidLet's talk about that shocking 'Master of None' endingWhat Katy Perry's recent failures tell us about being a 2017 pop starTaylor Swift sent a nice gift to a teen who invited her to her graduation partyTeen's terrible drawing of her girlfriend inspires many romantic, unartistic copycatsWe're not saying you're obsolete, but Google is making music humans can'tHere's how to remove Facebook from your life and never miss a beatChinese internet users troll Putin’s piano performanceLaverne Cox celebrates her natural hair journey with an empowering pic ByteDance’s OceanEngine introduces free AI script Renault to cut costs amid competition with Chinese counterparts · TechNode Huawei raises shipment target for the Mate 60 series by 20% · TechNode Xiaomi’s first phase EV factory completes construction · TechNode Ant Group unveils finance BYD to launch second EV model in the Japanese market · TechNode Changan, CATL, and Huawei Huawei and Xiaomi announce global patent licensing agreement · TechNode Xiaomi in EV pilot production, may obtain ministry approval within months · TechNode Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng to expand in Europe · TechNode NetEase Games set to introduce a new game at TGS 2023 · TechNode Xiaomi's president says its EV manufacturing progress is beating expectations · TechNode Huawei grants early access to Mate 60 phones for Aito M7 EV owners · TechNode Huawei’s net profit in first half of 2023 sees a 218% year Over 1 million users rush to try Baidu’s ChatGPT equivalent on the first day · TechNode Renowned makeup influencer Li Jiaqi made RMB 1.855 billion in 2021 · TechNode Insiders deny China China approves 31 imported games in August, including titles by Tencent and NetEase · TechNode TSMC to invest in Arm and IMS Nanofabrication · TechNode Chinese EV maker Hozon appoints CICC and Morgan Stanley for $1 billion Hong Kong IPO · TechNode
2.1029s , 10130.2734375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Rebecca Love - Bewitched Housewives (2007)】,Pursuit Information Network