Tag: Spectrum
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Spectrum Invests $1.25 Billion in Ohio As Part of Massive Internet Upgrade Project
Charter Communications’s Spectrum cable business on Wednesday committed to investing $1.25 billion in Ohio to boost the speed of its internet service. The work underway in Ohio is part of Spectrum’s larger project to upgrade its network to support multi-gigabit speeds and meet the ever-increasing demand for faster internet service. The overall project is set…
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The Cost of Cable TV Could Be Going Up Because Of Streaming Services Thanks to Spectrum, Paramount, and Disney
When Disney and Charter struck a new agreement to bring Disney+ to Spectrum cable customers, it set a new precedent for how traditional pay-TV and streaming services could be bundled together. But it could also open the door to higher costs for cable TV customers. This is clearly a new structure that Charter wants to…
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Comcast and Spectrum’s Streaming Aspirations Rests on a Tiny Box
The Xumo Stream Box is a small, unassuming device that both Comcast and Charter’s Spectrum have begun sending out to their subscribers in place of a traditional cable set-top box. It may also be the key to both companies staying relevant in a world where everyone is increasingly moving to streaming services. The device, which…
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Spectrum Plans to Upgrade Every Internet Customer’s Speed But Needs to Delay The Project Because of Money
Charter’s Spectrum said its massive project to upgrade its network to offer multi-gigabit speeds will wrap up as late as the middle of 2026, marking a slight delay from its original forecast. Charter CEO Christopher Winfrey, speaking on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call, said he now believes project will last until the end of…
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DIRECTV & Spectrum May Have Just Killed 30 Cable TV Networks
When Charter Communications Spectrum struck a deal with Disney to end the 12-day cable blackout and bring back channels like ESPN and FX to the cable provider’s lineup, a few of Disney-owned networks were left out. Now, DIRECTV announced that they want to follow Spectrum’s lead and get networks to agree to remove some of…
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Spectrum Says It Will Drop Channels From Paramount, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, & More If They Don’t Agree to New Deals Like What They Got From Disney
Today, during the 2023 Q3 earnings call, Spectrum made it clear that its deal with Disney was not a one-off deal. During the call, Spectrums’ parent company Charter’s CEO Christopher L. Winfrey, said that if other networks don’t agree to similar deals, they won’t offer their channels. Spectrum seems to see its Deal with Disney…
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Spectrum Had to Pay $68 Million in Customer Credits Related to The Loss of Disney Programming
Back in September, Spectrum saw Disney-owned channels go dark on its TV service. Now, according to Charter Spectrums’ parent company’s earnings, it had to give away $68 million in customer credits because of that blackout. Spectrum says that negatively impacted their overall revenue and possibly impacted the number of Americans who have canceled Spectrum TV.…
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Spectrum Lost Over 320,000 TV Customers in The 3rd Quarter of 2023 as Cord Cutting Continues to Grow
Today we learned that Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, has once again lost 320,000 TV customers in the 3rd quarter of 2023. Spectrum also reported that they lost over 288,000 voice customers as many Americans turned away from traditional phone lines and TV services. Spectrum did add 63,000 internet customers during that time…
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Spectrum is Ditching Traditional Cable TV & Is Going Streaming Only For New TV Customers
The death of cable TV as you know it seems to be here. Earlier this month, Spectrum and Comcast announced a new streaming player that will let you watch your TV subscription from Spectrum streaming online alongside other services like Netflix. Now Spectrum has announced that new customers will only get the streaming-only option. With…
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Cable TV May Get Even More Expensive As Local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Owners Sign More Lucrative Deals
You might soon be paying more for cable TV. Broadcasting company Scripps said on Wednesday that it locked down cable and satellite carriage agreements that account for 75% of the company’ subscriber households, and touted a bump in how much it’ll be able to get from cable TV providers. As a result of the deals,…