Tag: Charter

Antenna estimates that 31% of traditional pay-TV cancelers add a streaming service within 30 days, five times the normal signup rate. That makes cable cancellation a high-intent window for streamers, broadband providers and TV platforms to capture redirected TV spending.

Amazon and Charter are increasing their streaming leverage by owning the discovery, billing, and checkout infrastructure that turns audiences into paying customers, while MS NOW is moving the other way by building a direct membership business. As churn and acquisition…

Comcast and Charter are deploying NVIDIA-powered GPU infrastructure at the edge of their networks, shifting AI inference closer to users and turning broadband footprints into distributed compute platforms. Comcast is focusing on monetizable services like real-time ad rendering, SMB AI…

ESHAP hijacks our Ask Skip column this week to declare that we’ve entered the post-streaming era. With subscriber counts no longer the key metric, success now hinges on ecosystem thinking: monetizing superfans, maximizing ARPU and LTV, and mastering a multi-platform…

Comcast has launched StreamStore, a centralized platform for Xfinity customers to manage and purchase streaming apps, bundles, and on-demand content. The move positions Comcast as a key aggregator, offering over 450 apps and channels, including bundles like StreamSaver. This comes…

Peacock is raising its subscription prices by $3 per month across both ad-supported and ad-free tiers, making it the most expensive ad-supported streaming service in the US. NBCUniversal is also launching a new lower-cost “Select” tier and positioning sports, including…

Disney and Charter have expanded their 2023 carriage deal, restoring eight previously dropped linear channels to Spectrum TV and adding ad-supported Hulu to Spectrum TV Select at no extra cost. The agreement extends the companies' multiyear partnership and deepens a…

ESPN is launching a new direct-to-consumer streaming platform that fully integrates its live channels, on-demand content, editorial, fantasy tools, betting features, and e-commerce into one unified product. Backed by new contractual flexibility following its deal with Charter, Disney is positioning…

Peacock added 5 million subscribers in Q1 2025, reaching 41 million total, largely thanks to its new bundle with Charter’s Spectrum TV. The move jumpstarted growth after two stagnant quarters and helped cut quarterly losses to $215 million from $639…

Kirby breaks down the YouTube TV-Paramount dispute, pulling back the curtain on what’s really driving the battle over content distribution, user control, and monetization. As direct-to-consumer streaming reshapes the industry, legacy distributors like YouTube TV are pushing back against paying…