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Charter Opens Spectrum Scholars Applications for New 2024-2025 Class

The Charter program has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships for underrepresented college students

TV Tech

How To Stream Free Disney Plus Basic With A Spectrum TV Select Account

Qualifying Spectrum TV subscribers can now stream ad-supported Disney Plus Basic for free.

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Uncarried! After More Than 4 Dutiful Years and 51 Loyal Billing Cycles, T-Mobile Tells Us to Pound Sand

Also in the latest 'Next Text,' we throw shade on CES, avoidable respiratory infections, SVOD price elasticity and the bleak future of EchoStar

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Charter Adds Disney+ Basic to Spectrum TV Select Package for Free

The launch is the first important programming change from Charter’s landmark deal with Disney last Sept.

TV Tech

Charter Delivers Ad-Supported Disney Plus to Spectrum TV Select Customers at No Additional Cost

The first manifestation of the cable operator's landmark carriage deal with Disney is at hand

Broadcasting & Cable

ATSC 3.0: Everything You Need to Know About the Broadcast Industry's 'NextGen' Technology Standard

The new over-the-air technology standard is still coming … we think

Broadcasting & Cable

Xumo TV: Everything You Need to Know About the Comcast and Charter Streaming OS Joint Venture

An up-to-date look at the TVOS JV being launched by America’s biggest cable operators

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Streaming’s Painful Push for Profits

The last year saw more price hikes, more ads and more unhappy consumers as some major players inched towards profitability

TV Tech

Comcast Starts Doling Out Xumo Stream Box to Its Internet Customers

The new joint-venture gadget replaces the Xfinity Flex puck that Comcast had been giving out for free to its broadband-only subscribers

Multichannel News

Why Shohei Ohtani and His New $700 Million Dodgers Deal Aren’t Too Rich For Still Thriving RSN SportsNet LA

In this week’s Next Text, we also discuss why Adam Silver and the NBA should pop the ol’ bubbly on their wildly successful In-Season Tournament

Broadcasting & Cable

Charter’s Jessica Fischer: Xumo Stream Box Won’t Replace the Traditional ‘World Box’ Set-Top Anytime Soon

‘QAM video is going to be with us for a long time,’ she says

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV’s Rob Thun Tells Tegna to Get Direct With Either the Networks or Pay TV Customers as the Latest Retrans Dispute Devolves Into Yet Another Blackout

DirecTV’s top programming executive says he‘s ‘dead serious’ this time about no longer getting caught in the middle of a dialectic that’s seen retrans fees spike 270% since 2015. And he has a Charter-esque proposal Tegna’s probably not going to like

Broadcasting & Cable

Fixed Wireless Ad Wars Heat Up: Comcast and Charter Told to Take Down or Modify Commercials Following Complaints

The National Advertising Division once again takes cable companies to task for their FWA-targeted TV spots

Multichannel News

180 Degree Capital Looks To Shake Up Comscore’s Board

CEO Jon Carpenter gets vote of confidence

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Internet providers are fighting to keep consumers in the dark about their pricing

The federal government has some new rules, and internet service providers aren’t too thrilled about them.

Fortune

Disney shares rise 7% after cutting streaming losses by $1 billion while gearing up for round two against Nelson Peltz

After a year of cost cuts, Disney is better positioned to ward off Peltz, who has long criticized its spending habits.

Multichannel News

Charter Becomes Largest MSO To Adopt ShowSeeker’s Pilot for Ad-Order Management

System surfaces content for monetization and creates single order for converged sales

Broadcasting & Cable

‘Cable Wireless Might Ultimately Dominate the U.S. Wireless Market,’ Analyst Declares

With their respective Verizon MVNO agreements working decisively in their favor, Craig Moffett believes Comcast and Charter could soon ‘arbitrage’ their mobile margins to as high as 85%

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Paramount Looking at Charter-Disney-Like Pay TV Streaming Bundles, as DTC Revenues Surge and Losses Ebb in Q3

DTC revenue was up 38% in the quarter as Paramount Plus added 2.7 million subscribers to reach scale of 63 million

Fortune

Women's hesitancy to adopt AI compared to men could hurt their earning potential

A smaller share of women versus men are using AI tools like ChatGPT.

The Street

DirecTV executive lays out problems with industry

He mentioned that Disney and Charter's deal is a "watershed deal" for the future of media.

The Street

Charter and Comcast's new product comes with a sneaky fee

The two cable and internet giants are working together which should make subscribers excited but also vigilant.

Fortune

The cable and streaming singularity comes closer as Max is going to offer free live sports streaming until March 2024

After that, you’ll have to pay an extra $10 per month.

The Street

Disney exec reveals key details that led to crucial Spectrum deal

The two sides came to an agreement on the day of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

Investors Business Daily

Disney Stock: NFL Fans Breathe Sigh Of Relief As Disney, Charter End Blackout

Disney stock, Charter shares rose after the two media companies reached a deal to end their blackout, just in time for Monday Night Football.

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