Charter Communications , one of the biggest cable companies in the United States, is locked in a battle with Walt Disney in a distribution dispute that may shape the future of television in the streaming era.
ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels disappeared from Charter's Spectrum cable service on Thursday, depriving its nearly 15 million video subscribers of access to the U.S. Open tennis tournament, college football and other programming.
Charter pays Disney more than $2.2 billion annually for the right to distribute ABC, ESPN, FX and other channels to subscribers, which include major markets like New York and Los Angeles. The company wants a hybrid model that would slow the deterioration of its traditional business while giving subscribers access to new streaming services.
“We’re on the edge of a precipice," Winfrey told a press conference on Friday. “We’re either moving forward with a new collaborative video model, or we’re moving on.”The nation’s second-largest cable operator said viewership for Disney’s sports, entertainment and children’s programming has declined as the media conglomerate invested in its Disney+ streaming service.
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