The ongoing standoff between Disney and cable giant Charter Communications has taken a wild turn, leaving some of the world’s top sports players caught in a pickle. As the dispute escalates, it is not just the millions of cable subscribers who are frustrated. Athletes participating in the US Open tennis tournament found themselves in a challenging situation due to the ...
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Disney Vilifies Spectrum Ahead of NFL Opening Weekend
Sports fans everywhere are anticipating the NFL’s 2023 opening weekend. However, a fierce battle is ongoing between the Walt Disney Company and cable provider Charter Communications, leaving millions of subscribers caught in the crossfire and without major sports programming. This feud has now led to a blackout of Disney channels on Charter’s Spectrum cable service, including the coveted ESPN stations. ...
Read More »Disney Losing $4 Million a Day, $1.4 BILLION Per Year in Latest Feud
While Disney is playing a bold game, losing the Spectrum deal could cost them enormous amounts of money…but given the Mouse House’s current financial woes, can they afford it? The Walt Disney Company’s feud with Spectrum TV and its parent company Charter Communications is all anyone can talk about at the moment. The fight is just one of the many ...
Read More »Disney’s Shameless Plug to Angry Spectrum Customers: “There’s Hulu+ Live TV!”
The Walt Disney Company angered many people late last week when it decided to pull all its programming from Charter Communication’s Spectrum TV cable provider. The company would do well not to trigger these customers further, particularly sports fans who had to go without ESPN channels this weekend. However, Disney couldn’t help itself. With negotiations ongoing and no end in ...
Read More »The Walls Are Quickly Closing in on Disney and Iger
When Disney CEO Bob Iger returned last year, he knew the job would be significant; he didn’t know how big. After ten months on the job, the problems facing the Walt Disney Company continue to grow by the minute, and even Iger admitted last month that the issues were “greater than he anticipated.” And that was before Charter Communications decided ...
Read More »EXPERTS: Spectrum-Disney Dispute Will Have “Dramatic Ramifications” on Industry
The Walt Disney Company’s feud with Spectrum TV’s parent company, Charter Communications, could have “dramatic ramifications” for the industry. Last week, a new feud between two powerful companies emerged and took us by surprise: the feud between Disney and Spectrum i.e., the Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications. The latest in the list of Disney’s feuds quite literally blind-sided many ...
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