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Charter CEO Shouts Out David Zaslav, Says TV Programmers Know “We Are Fighting For Video In A Way That Almost Nobody Else Is”


Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey explained at a Wall Street conference how the Spectrum pay-TV and broadband parent is "fighting for video,"

Speaking at the UBS Media and Communications Conference, Winfrey took stock of the path the company has taken since a high-profile September 2023 showdown with Disney. After that bruising carriage fight, which ended in a novel agreement after a 10-day blackout, Charter has gone on to integrate streaming services worth roughly $80 a month at retail for customers of some Spectrum tiers. Top-tier providers are finding the cost and risk-reward proposition of broadband and wireless to be more enticing than traditional pay-TV, given how many people cut the cord every year.

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