In the dispute between Disney and Spectrum, customers are losing access and patience

Did you only watch Thursday night’s US Open for ESPN, which was annoying? cut off? you were not alone

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Spectrum customers were simultaneously victims of a dispute between Charter Communications (which owns Spectrum) and Disney. Negotiations between the cable company and the media giant collapsed and Disney subsequently blocked Disney-owned channels such as ESPN, ABC, FX, Freeform and National Geographic. Even the organization US Open interfered.

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As you may have seen if you’ve watched any of these channels, Spectrum blames Disney. In a message that appeared on screens in place of the program, Spectrum said, “We made Disney a fair offer, but they’re asking for an excessive raise.”

But Disney says their terms are reasonable. “Disney Entertainment has won successful deals with pay-TV providers of all shapes and sizes across the country, and the rates and terms we are targeting in this renewal will be driven by the market,” the company said in a statement to Mashable.

Disney has taken this step before. In October 2022, the company blocked its channels to Dish satellite TV subscribers. In 2021, the same thing happened with YouTube TV. Both disputes were eventually settled, but the terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The core of the negotiations is the bundling of the cable channels. Disney wants Charter to broadcast all of its channels and charges a higher fee for network support. Charter refuses to offer Disney’s channel bundles at a higher price. In her words, Disney wants to “restrict our ability to offer customers a greater choice of programming packages.” [customers] Using and paying for channels you may not want costs of the spectators.

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Both Disney and Charter have said they are committed to a fair deal. But in the meantime, Spectrum customers need to find another way to watch their favorite channels.