Disney Issues a New Statement about the Spectrum Negotiations

As many of you know, Disney and Spectrum have been in ongoing negotiations. Here is the latest statement from Disney.

What Happened with Disney and Spectrum

This weekend, Spectrum subscribers were in for an abrupt and unwelcome surprise as every single Disney-owned channel went dark. These channels include ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, Disney Jr., FX, Freeform, National Geographic, and many more. In some cases, people experienced this in the middle of the US Open, an NCAA football game, or a movie. Others did not realize the issue was happening until the next morning when they went to turn on the television.

Needless to say, customers are not happy. Disney and Charter Communications are in an ongoing carriage dispute, and they failed to reach a negotiation. As a result, consumers are suffering. You can read more details and thoughts from both companies HERE.

Disney Issues a New Statement

Today (September 3, 2023), Disney issued a new statement pertaining to the matter. The statement is titled “Here’s What You Need To Know About the Dispute Between Charter/Spectrum and Disney Entertainment.” Part of the statement reads:

Labor Day weekend is traditionally one of the biggest sports weekends of the year. Viewers sit down to watch the anticipated return of college football and enjoy the tennis battles at the US Open.

Unfortunately, for millions of Spectrum cable viewers this has not been the case this holiday weekend, since ESPN and other Disney-owned channels like ABC are blacked out due to a dispute between Spectrum’s parent company—Charter Communications—and Disney Entertainment.

Disputes between cable companies and content providers aren’t new. However, millions of consumers may find themselves perplexed and frustrated by what’s going on.

It goes on to list statistics about the popularity of Disney programming and the value it has for consumers. However, the statement also makes an interesting point. “Although Charter claims that they value their customers, they declined Disney’s offer to extend negotiations which would have kept Disney-owned networks up for consumers in the middle of perennial programming events like the US Open and college football.”

Could it be that this whole thing could have been avoided in the fist place?

Disney also states that it hopes Charter will have more conversations that restore access to its customers. In the meantime, Disney encourages viewers to switch to one of the providers that currently offer its content.

Hopefully, negotiations will work in favor of the consumers very soon so that the disruption to the service they pay for can end. We will keep you updated here at Kennythepirate.com.

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