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Charter’s Cable Combo + New Sports, News Streamers = Future Media Showdown
Charter's bid to merge with rival Cox suggests new enmity between the cable giant and programmers like ESPN, Fox and CNN launching streaming services
Disney’s ESPN, after much chatter, will put all its sports coverage and studio programming on a new direct-to-consumer streaming app that executives hope will drive a business that is more heavily dependent on broadband video outposts like Hulu and Disney+. During a call with investors Friday, Charter’s Winfrey said the company stood ready to help TV programmers market themselves better, and wouldn’t seek to go to war every time a carriage deal came up for renewal. In early upfront talks this year, advertisers are pressing for similar downturns in rate s, according to executives familiar with current negotiations, while the media companies are instead pushing for increases.
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