Spectrum’s nearly 15 million cable customers once again have access to ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels as a 10-day long channel blackout comes to an end. On Monday, Disney and Charter, the parent company of the Spectrum brand, said they’d reached a multiyear distribution agreement, restoring Disney channels for Spectrum subscribers.
The deal was announced just hours of ahead of the first Monday Night Football game of the 2023 season, which airs on ESPN. News of the deal was earlier reported by CNBC and The Wall Street Journal.
“We also want to thank our mutual customers for their patience this past week and are pleased that Spectrum viewers once again have access to Disney’s high-quality sports, news and entertainment programming, in time for Monday Night Football,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger and Charter CEO Chris Winfrey in a joint statement released Monday.
More to come.
