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On Epic Week For Paramount Global, Company Extends Carriage Talks With Charter


Beleaguered Paramount Global got a slight reprieve in one key area, extending carriage negotiations with Charter Communications.

Paramount Global, which is in the midst of corporate upheaval on a number of fronts, got a slight reprieve in one key area, extending carriage negotiations with Charter Communications. It wound up gaining the upper hand in a widely tracked dispute with Disney, which unfolded at a key time as U.S. Open tennis and college football was airing on ESPN and local ABC stations. The 10-day blackout that resulted left millions of customers in the dark and by the end of the showdown, the deal reached by the parties established a new template for pay-TV providers.

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