Streaming Into the Void - September 17, 2023 - Disney and Charter Set the Groundwork for the End of Cable

<p>This week, the end is near, or maybe they just kicked the can down the road..?</p> <p><a href='https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top-ten/'>Nielsen Ratings</a></p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/business/media/comcast-disney-hulu-deal.html'>Comcast and Disney Agree to Speed Up Hulu Deal - The New York Times</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/06/disney-succession-mess-iger-chapek.html'>Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.axios.com/2023/09/05/disney-charter-fight-tv-bundle-breaking'>Disney-Charter fight could be the start of the TV bundle breaking</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2023/09/disney-charter-carriage-dispute-driving-60-percent-increase-hulu-live-tv-subscriptions-1235538351/'>Disney Says Charter Dispute Is Driving A 60% Increase In Hulu + Live TV Subscriptions Relative To Internal Expectations</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-disney-charter-carriage-dispute-130000139.html?guccounter=1'>Why the Disney-Charter Carriage Dispute Is a ‘Watershed Event’ for All Pay TV</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2023/09/warner-bros-discovery-david-zaslav-charter-disney-hollywood-strikes-cnn-1235538540/amp/'>David Zaslav Says Charter-Disney Fight Feels Like “A Moment” As WBD CEO Talks Carriage Deals, CNN &amp; Hollywood Strikes</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2023/09/disney-commitment-fxx-freeform-reaction-charter-deal-dana-walden-1235543864/'>Disney Top Executives Assure Staff Of Commitment To FXX, Freeform &amp; Other Cable Nets Dropped By Charter</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/disney-is-said-to-hold-initial-talks-on-sale-of-abc-to-nexstar?embedded-checkout=true'>Disney Holds Initial Talks ABC Sale to Nexstar Media - Bloomberg</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/disney-is-said-to-cut-target-for-disney-streaming-subscribers?embedded-checkout=true'>Disney to Cut Target for Disney+