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Roku and Charter Communications have resolved a distribution snag that began last December over the Spectrum streaming app. In a joint statement today, the companies said they had reached "a mutually beneficial agreement” for the renewal of the app on the Roku platform. “As a result of the renewal, the Spectrum TV App…

NBCUniversal is expanding the number of households reachable with addressable advertising — a newer form of brand messages based on metrics beyond traditional demos — by 40% through a new deal with Charter Communications. The media company will now be able to serve addressable ads to 45 million households, which it…

NBCUniversal and Charter Communications have inked a multi-year distribution deal for NBCU's full portfolio that includes an extended free trial for Peacock Premium for Spectrum's broadband and video subscribers. The companies didn’t specify the length of the free trial. Charter will also distribute the Peacock app…

Spectrum has opted not to order a third season of cop drama L.A.'s Finest, an offshoot from the Bad Boys movie franchise headlined by Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, I have learned. The decision comes a little over a month after the show’s second season launched on the platform. Spectrum had no comment. Season 2 was…

Nyle Dimarco, the deaf model and actor who won America's Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars, has sold a comedy about being a deaf man in America to Spectrum. Deadline understands that the Charter Communications-backed platform is developing the half-hour project with Daniel Dae Kim's production company 3AD and…

Charter Communications said late Tuesday it plans to sell $3 billion of senior notes to raise cash for fees and expenses and general corporate purposes – the latest major media company to tap the debt market for a cash cushion in the midst of the corovirus pandemic. Disney raised $6 billion selling debt securities…

EXCLUSIVE: Orlando Jones has booked a recurring role opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in the second season of Spectrum’s L.A.’s Finest. This is Jones’ first TV series casting following his two seasons on Starz’s American Gods as trickster god Anansi, aka Mr. Nancy. Jones made headlines recently, claiming he…

Adam Rose (Merry Happy Whatever) and Taylor Black (The Banker) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba on the upcoming second season of Spectrum’s action drama L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0…

UPDATE FRIDAY AM: The Mad About You revival series suspended production on Friday, following the Wednesday car accident involving star Helen Hunt. While she was not seriously injured, she has been resting at home and needs more time to recuperate. The comedy continued pre-shooting work on Thursday around Hunt but shut…

EXCLUSIVE: Original Mad About You cast member Cynthia Harris will be reprising her role in the upcoming limited series for Spectrum Originals, and Cloris Leachman will also guest star in the follow-up to the popular 1990s NBC comedy. The revival of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning show stars original leads Paul…

The first season of L.A.'s Finest, Spectrum’s first original series, has been a success in viewership. The action-drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba has drawn over three million viewers to date, according to Charter Communications’ Spectrum. Additionally, the Sony Pictures Television-produced series…

Disney and Charter have struck a new carriage deal a week before the launch of ESPN’s ACC Network, an important effort to expand its college sports portfolio at a sensitive time for the pay-TV ecosystem. The agreement encompasses Disney's streaming services including Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+, which will launch November…