Charter Communications, the No. 2 cable operator in the U.S., has announced plans to launch Spectrum TV Essentials, an OTT video service for the company’s existing internet customers who don’t already get pay-TV from Spectrum.

Rolling out by the end of March, the service will cost $15 a month. It will offer live and on…

Spectrum has set Monday, May 13 for the premiere of L.A.’s Finest, its anticipated first original series marking the launch of Charter Communications’ premium content initiative Spectrum Originals. The premiere date was announced Thursday on social media by series stars and executive producers Gabrielle Union and Jessi…

Shares in Charter Communications, the No. 2 U.S. cable operator, surged more than 14% to finish at $331.05 after the company reported strong fourth quarter results Thursday.

One big reason for investor enthusiasm is a key metric included in the quarterly report: The company expects a hefty $2 billion drop in capital ex…

Tribune Broadcasting and Charter Communications have settled their 9-day carriage dispute, which affected some 6 million Spectrum subscribers in 24 markets, including LA and New York.

The reprieve restores the signal for 33 stations, which are mostly Fox and CW affiliates, including LA’s KTLA Channel 5 and New York’s W…

As the Tribune Broadcasting-Charter blackout enters its second week, NFL playoff games, college basketball and WGN America have gone unseen by millions of Spectrum subscribers. But as awards season gears up, one more indignity from the carriage fight lies ahead.

Sunday’s 24th Critics’ Choice Awards telecast, which will…

In an open letter to the roughly six million subscribers of Charter’s Spectrum pay-TV service who are currently without Tribune Broadcasting affiliates in 24 markets, Tribune CEO Peter Kern blasted Charter for offering a “false picture” of the companies’ carriage negotiations.

The blackout is in its fifth day after the…

After an increasingly fractious carriage dispute went past the contract deadline, 33 Tribune Broadcasting TV stations in 24 markets have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems, affecting some 6 million viewers. (See the full list of affiliates below.)

The companies on Monday extended the New Year’s Eve deadline…

Tribune Media and Charter’s Spectrum cable systems have agreed to extend the deadline for their carriage contract to 5 PM ET Wednesday, averting a blackout of 33 local TV stations that would have taken effect at 12:01 AM ET tonight.

The ongoing dispute has affected some 6 million Charter subscribers, with programming i…

Tribune Media and Charter Communications had an exchange of words Sunday as the deadline for a new carriage deal expires at 12:01 am ET on New Year’s Day. If a deal is not reached to renew the contract, 33 Tribune stations in 24 markets could go dark across Spectrum systems.

The Tribune’s Gary Weitman said in a stateme…

Adding to the annual holiday-season angst around pay-TV carriage deals, Tribune Broadcasting stations are advising some 6 million subscribers to Charter’s Spectrum cable service of a possible blackout.

Tribune said 33 stations in 24 markets could go dark across Spectrum systems if a deal cannot be reached by midnight o…

Prosecutors in New York have settled their consumer fraud lawsuit against Charter Communications for a record $174.2 million, calling the $62.5 million direct refund to customers the biggest by an internet provider in U.S. history.

The agreement settles a lawsuit alleging that the state'…

Beacon 23, Hugh Howey’s bestselling sci-fi novel, is heading to the small screen. I hear the project, from writer Zak Penn (Ready Player One, Avengers, X-Man franchise), is getting a series order for a run on Charter Communications’ Spectrum cable systems. The series will be produced by independent studio Platform One…