Millions of Spectrum customers lost access to Disney and ESPN coverage on Thursday, just as the college football season is kicking off.
Disney is urging some viewers to switch to its Hulu + Live TV streaming service amid an ongoing carriage dispute that has caused millions of Spectrum cable subscribers to lose access to channels such as ABC and ESPN.
"This Labor Day weekend has been a frustrating one for millions of Spectrum cable subscribers," Disney said in the blog post."Luckily, consumers have more choices today than ever before to immediately access the programming they want without a cable subscription." Carrier fees are paid by cable and satellite TV operators to media companies in order to carry their networks, with disputes between cable and content companies flaring up from time to time when the two sides are unable to agree on pricing.Disney of demanding"an excessive increase" to its fee, and claimed that Disney pulled its channels"right as football season kick off."
"In our view, there is a significant urgency for these negotiations, as the longer it drags out, the more customers Charter will lose and the less likely they are to come to terms with Disney," the analysts said.
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