CBS Corporation & Charter Enter New Carriage Pact

Charter Communications and CBS Corporation have signed a new multiyear content carriage agreement that includes continued retransmission consent of CBS-owned television stations in multiple markets across the U.S. as well as distribution of Showtime, Smithsonian Channel and CBS Sports Network on Charter’s cable platform.

The new pact also includes TV Everywhere and VOD availability of programming from CBS and Showtime to Spectrum subscribers in Charter markets across the country. Charter now has rights to live authenticated streaming on CBS.com, the CBS app and Charter’s authenticated platform.

In addition, the authentication service Showtime Anytime will continue to provide Charter’s Showtime subscribers with unlimited access to original series, movies, sports, documentaries, specials and much more online and on mobile devices.

“We are very pleased to extend and expand our partnership with Charter, which clearly recognizes the value CBS’s industry-leading content brings to their viewers throughout the country,” said Joseph Ianniello, COO of CBS Corporation. “This latest deal once again helps us achieve our Company’s economic and strategic goals while delivering must-have content to viewers live and on demand whenever and wherever they want.”

“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with CBS that reflects the importance and breadth of Charter’s distribution and provides us expanded rights to provide our customers increased access to CBS’s content both inside and, now for the first time, outside the home as well,” added Tom Montemagno, the executive VP of programming acquisition at Charter Communications.