Charter Communications and The Walt Disney Company announced an expanded distribution deal Thursday that will add Hulu’s ad-supported tier to Spectrum TV Select plans along with eight cable ...

Amid this trend, Disney revealed in its fiscal third-quarter 2025 earnings report that its U.S. operating income in its linear networks segment (its TV business) decreased by 14% year-over-year due to ...

Disney and Charter have struck an expanded carriage deal, adding Hulu’s ad-supported tier to Spectrum TV Select plans as well as eight cable networks that were dropped in a 2023 dispute. The ...

Charter Communications is returning the Walt Disney Co.-owned cable channels that were dropped from its Spectrum TV service in 2023 after the two sides negotiated new terms for carrying ESPN and ABC.

The newly expanded agreement marks the return of eight Disney-owned linear networks to Spectrum’s channel lineup: Disney Jr, Disney XD, Freeform, FXX, FXM, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo and BabyTV.

Spectrum serves cable TV customers in 41 states, including San Luis Obispo County. According to Spectrum, the Walt Disney Co. is “demanding an excessive increase” in license fees.

As part of the launch, Spectrum TV Select customers can use the Xumo Stream Box or any other Peacock-supported device to immediately begin watching one of the streaming service, which provides ...