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Charter stops video fall?

Charter Communications, the US cable operator, added video customers in its Q4 2025 after debuting new pricing and bundled packages in late 2024 to head off stiff competition from YouTube and streamers. Spectrum added 44,000 video subscribers, compared to a loss of 70,000 subscribers in Q3 and another 123,000 shed in the fourth quarter of […]

January 30, 2026

Bank: “Charter racing to the bottom”

A report from senior analyst Sam McHugh at investment bank BNP–Paribas on US cable giants Charter Communications and Comcast is not positive. The bank’s report says that US cable has become more aggressive following their commentary around fibre being promotional in Q4 2025. “Comcast is discounting heavily around the Winter Olympics, while it appears Charter […]

January 30, 2026

Report: Home screen ads boost advertiser outcomes

Xumo, a streaming platform joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, has released a report that highlights the power of connected TV (CTV) home screen ads to drive measurable business impact for advertisers. Prime Real Estate: Why the Home Screen is a Winning Address for Advertisers, provides survey data, a case study and best practices […]

December 16, 2025

CTS selected by Charter, Cox for sports distribution

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has been selected by both Charter Communications and Cox, in separate deals, to help create, manage and distribute linear channels for out of market games from top US sports leagues, including MLB, NHL and NBA. Specifically, Cox and Charter now rely upon Comcast MediaOrigination, part of the Comcast Media360 product portfolio, […]

December 11, 2025

WBA trials set new latency reduction benchmark

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the wireless ecosystem, has released its End-to-End Quality of Service (E2E QoS) Field Trials Report – Maximising Performance: Unveiling the Real Benefits of Wi-Fi QoS Management report. The trials demonstrate how standardised Wi-Fi QoS mechanisms deliver […]

December 5, 2025

CSG extends contract with Charter Communications

CSG and Charter Communications have signed a multi-year contract extension and expansion of their decades-long relationship. With this extension, CSG will continue as a revenue management and monetisation partner for Charter through to September 30th 2031, and will expand its support to include new areas of growth in Charter’s US business. “For more than 25 […]

September 5, 2025

tvbeat, Charter Communications partnership

tvbeat, a specialist in Total TV campaign forecasting, planning and optimisation, and Spectrum Reach have announced a partnership to bring tvbeat’s programmatic capabilities to linear TV advertising in the US market. This collaboration will bring a fully automated, data-driven buying experience to linear TV, allowing digital advertisers to access traditional TV advertising inventory with the […]

August 13, 2025

Charter shrinks loss and TV base

Charter has shed 80,000 TV subs in the last quarter while also cutting losses. The company, that has unveiled a merger deal with Cox Communications, also lost 117,000 Internet customers and added 500,000 mobile subscribers. It was actually an improvement for Charter. The company lost 408,000 video subscribers and 149,000 Internet customers in the same […]

July 25, 2025

Hulu addition for Spectrum TV Select customers in US

Charter Communications and The Walt Disney Company have announced an expanded distribution agreement that brings Hulu (With Ads) to all Spectrum TV Select customers in the US at no additional cost. Starting later this summer, TV Select customers will have access to Hulu’s library of hit TV series and films, alongside existing complimentary access to […]

June 27, 2025

Charter slows cord cutting

Charter Communications, the US telco and mass media company, has reported that it slowed losses of pay-TV customers in Q1. The company, led by president and CEO Chris Winfrey, shed another 167,000 residential video customers during the quarter, compared to a year-earlier decline of 392,000. Charter had 12.7 million pay TV subscribers at the end […]

April 25, 2025