A month after L.A.’s Finest premiered as Spectrum’s first original series, the action drama, from the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer Bad Boys movie franchise, has been renewed for a second season. Stars and executive producers Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba announced the pickup Friday at the opening night of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Arliss Howard (Moneyball), Desmond Harrington (Dexter), Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Ness Bautista (Sense8) are set as series regulars for season 2 of Spectrum Originals' anthology series Manhunt, from Lionsgate Television. They join previously announced Jack Huston, Cameron Britton, Carla…

Judith Light (Transparent), Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones) and Jay O. Sanders (Sneaky Pete) are set for lead roles alongside Jack Huston, Cameron Britton and Carla Gugino in season 2 of Spectrum Originals' anthology series Manhunt, from Lionsgate Television. Spectrum parent Charter Communications last year made a…

EXCLUSIVE: Carla Gugino has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jack Huston and Cameron Britton in season 2 of Spectrum Originals' anthology series Manhunt, from Lionsgate Television. Spectrum parent Charter Communications last year made a deal with Lionsgate for new seasons of the Manhunt anthology series whose…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…