Sometimes cable companies like Charter, a provider of cable TV, Internet and phone bundles, has to renegotiate their contract with video content providers. Sometimes it can get messy.
Luckily for Charter subscribers, Charter Communications, Inc. and Viacom Inc. announced recently that they renewed a multi-year distribution contract. They also worked out a new partnership for co-producing original programming.
The programming Charter will provide Spectrum subscribers from Viacom's networks include channels like TV Land, Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, BET, Comedy Central, Spike, and CMT on the Spectrum Select tier across Charter's footprint. Other Viacom channels will be available on other Spectrum tiers like Spectrum Silver or Spectrum Gold. Spectrum subscribers will continue to be able to access Viacom's on-demand content on both set-top boxes and through the Charter apps.
Viacom and Charter have also entered into a partnership for co-production of new original content that will exclusively premiere on Charter's channels in the U.S. After Charter's exclusive premiere period Viacom will distribute the co-produced programming around the world, as well as in some domestic markets.
Unfortunately the companies have also agreed to collaborate on gathering viewership data, exploiting advertising opportunities, and making sure users aren't sharing passwords.
There were other parts of the agreement that they are not sharing.
Charter Communications Inc. is the second largest cable company in the United States. Charter provides broadband services, Spectrum TV™ video entertainment programming, Spectrum Internet™ access, and Spectrum Voice™. Spectrum Business® similarly provides business Internet access, data networking, business telephone, music, video and such.
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