Viacom And Charter Reach Tentative Deal On New Carriage Agreement :-: Deadline
Deadline REX/Shutterstock Viacom and Charter Communications have reached an agreement in principle ..
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Viacom and Charter Communications have reached an agreement in principle on a new carriage contract, a deal that will keep Viacom’s networks on Charter’s Spectrum service without disruption.
The two companies just released a joint statement:
“Viacom and Charter have reached an agreement in principle. Spectrum subscribers will continue to have access to Viacom’s networks, without disruption, while we finalize terms.”
The companies on Sunday night agreed to a “short-term” extension of their carriage negotiations after the expiration of the current deal. There was never a blackout or lockout meaning Spectrum’s 16.6 million customers were able to keep watching MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and many other networks.