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Disney+ and ESPN are returning to cable TV service in the US

Disney+ and ESPN are returning to cable TV service in the US

Pay TV provider Charter Communications reached an agreement with Walt Disney on Monday (September 11) following the ban

The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications on Monday (September 11, 2023) announced a partnership that will bring back the media giant’s services, including espn and Disney+, the telco’s cable TV subscription package.

Charter, the second-largest cable TV provider in the U.S., will include Disney+ in its $60-per-month Spectrum TV Select package. Additionally, customers who opt for the premium Spectrum TV Plus package, which already offers regional sports channels, will have access to the ESPN+ streaming service.

“Moving forward, Spectrum TV will provide its customers with broad access to an even greater curated selection of 19 Walt Disney Company networks.”, advertiser The media companies in a joint statement issued on Monday (September 11).

Under this agreement, Spectrum will continue to provide its services disney channel, Forex, National Geographic Channel And all networks espn. Networks excluded from Spectrum TV video packages are Children’s TV, Disney Elementary, Disney XD, Free form, FXM, FXX, Wild Geographic Nat that it Nat Geo Mundo.

In a joint statement, Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and Chris Winfrey, CEO of Charter Communications, said their goal has always been to create a model… “Innovative for the future”.

“This agreement recognizes the continued value of traditional television and the growing popularity of streaming services, while meeting the evolving needs of our customers.”They said.

About two weeks ago, the media companies were at loggerheads over streaming Disney Channels to Spectrum subscribers, which they claimed the entertainment giant wanted to force on customers. “Paying for channels they may not want”. Disney then Your channels blocked For nearly 15 million cable TV subscribers.

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“We want to thank our subscribed customers for their patience over the past week, and we are thrilled that Spectrum viewers will once again have access to high-quality Disney sports, news and entertainment programming.”The companies’ CEOs continue in a statement.