Warner Bros. Discovery And Charter Announce Early Renewal Of Distribution Deal Including Max, Discovery+

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Charter Communications announced a multi-year distribution partnership that includes Max and Discovery+ tiers for Charter subscribers, a deal they said “further evolves the video ecosystem with more value and flexibility in video bundles, deeper libraries and more choice to better align with customers’ current viewing preferences.”  “This innovative partnership with Charter recognizes the value of our linear content and the investments we’ve made in premium original programming, sports and news, while also significantly expanding the distribution of Max’s ad-supported service to Spectrum’s millions of Select customers,” said WBD CEO David Zaslav. “We did this agreement together nearly a year early to set a framework for the future and to provide more consumers access to our unparalleled content offering while giving the industry more resilience as it evolves.

We are pleased this achieves each of our company’s objectives.” The deal will offer Max (Ad Lite), including all HBO and Max content as well as Discovery+, across all Spectrum TV Select packages at no extra charge to customers.

Spectrum’s bundle will  offer nearly $60per month of retail DTC value included when added to Disney+, ESPN+, Paramount+, AMC+, BET+ and Vix.    “This strategic relationship with WBD further evolves the linear and broadband video distribution model and supports Spectrum’s efforts to provide flexible packages, whether through hybrid linear-DTC full video relationships, smaller video packages with DTC add-ons, or a suite of a-la-carte or bundled DTC options for broadband customers,” said Chris Winfrey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charter Communications, which operates the Spectrum brand. “The inclusion of