Matrix Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications have signed a new distribution agreement. Aside from providing more Disney content to Charter subscribers, the companies will also join forces to combat piracy. What this collaboration will entail remains unknown for now, but it's an interesting step, especially since Charter is currently involved in a major piracy liability lawsuit. With roughly 22 million subscribers, Charter Communications is one of the largest Internet providers in the US. The company operates under the Spectrum brand and offers a wide variety of services including TV and Internet access. In an effort to provide more engaging content to its customers, this week Charter signed a major new distribution agreement with The Walt Disney Company. The new partnership will provide the telco’s customers with access to popular titles in Disney’s services, including Hulu, ESPN+ and the yet-to-be-launched streaming service Disney+. The fact that these giant companies have teamed-up is a big deal, business-wise and for consumers. Most Spectrum subscribers will likely be pleased to have more options, but there may also be a subgroup that has concerns. Away from the major headline, both companies also state that they have agreed to partner up on piracy mitigation. “This agreement will allow Spectrum to continue delivering to its customers popular Disney content […] and will begin an important collaborative effort to address the significant issue of piracy mitigation,” says Tom Montemagno, EVP, Programming Acquisition for Charter. The public press releases give no concrete details of what this “piracy mitigation” will entail. It does mention that the two companies will work together to “implement business rules” and address issues such as “unauthorized access and password sharing.” TorrentFreak reached out to Charter for further details, but the company said that it’s not elaborating beyond the press release at this time. The term “mitigating” suggests that both companies will actively work together to reduce piracy. This is interesting because Charter is currently caught up in a major piracy liability lawsuit in a US federal court in Colorado. Earlier this year the Internet provider was sued by several music companies which argued that the company turned a blind eye to piracy by failing to terminate accounts of repeat infringers. In addition, Charter stands accused of willingly profiting from these alleged copyright infringements. Charter’s new agreement with Disney suggests that there could be a more proactive anti-piracy stance going forward. One possibility might be a more strict repeat infringer policy but, without further details, it remains unclear what the “piracy mitigation” entails precisely. In any case, it will be interesting to see how the two companies plan to put a dent in current piracy levels, and what that means for Charter customers. VIEW: Original Article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications have signed a new distribution agreement. Aside from providing more Disney content to Charter subscribers, the companies will also join forces to combat piracy. What this collaboration will entail remains unknown for now, but it's an interesting step, especially since Charter is currently involved in a major piracy liability lawsuit. With roughly 22 million subscribers, Charter Communications is one of the largest Internet providers in the US. The company operates under the Spectrum brand and offers a wide variety of services including TV and Internet access. In an effort to provide more engaging content to its customers, this week Charter signed a major new distribution agreement with The Walt Disney Company. The new partnership will provide the telco’s customers with access to popular titles in Disney’s services, including Hulu, ESPN+ and the yet-to-be-launched streaming service Disney+. The fact that these giant companies have teamed-up is a big deal, business-wise and for consumers. Most Spectrum subscribers will likely be pleased to have more options, but there may also be a subgroup that has concerns. Away from the major headline, both companies also state that they have agreed to partner up on piracy mitigation. “This agreement will allow Spectrum to continue delivering to its customers popular Disney content […] and will begin an important collaborative effort to address the significant issue of piracy mitigation,” says Tom Montemagno, EVP, Programming Acquisition for Charter. The public press releases give no concrete details of what this “piracy mitigation” will entail. It does mention that the two companies will work together to “implement business rules” and address issues such as “unauthorized access and password sharing.” TorrentFreak reached out to Charter for further details, but the company said that it’s not elaborating beyond the press release at this time. The term “mitigating” suggests that both companies will actively work together to reduce piracy. This is interesting because Charter is currently caught up in a major piracy liability lawsuit in a US federal court in Colorado. Earlier this year the Internet provider was sued by several music companies which argued that the company turned a blind eye to piracy by failing to terminate accounts of repeat infringers. In addition, Charter stands accused of willingly profiting from these alleged copyright infringements. Charter’s new agreement with Disney suggests that there could be a more proactive anti-piracy stance going forward. One possibility might be a more strict repeat infringer policy but, without further details, it remains unclear what the “piracy mitigation” entails precisely. In any case, it will be interesting to see how the two companies plan to put a dent in current piracy levels, and what that means for Charter customers.
frankl1n Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 9 hours ago, Mach1 said: several music companies which argued that the company turned a blind eye to piracy by failing to terminate accounts of repeat infringers this is like a gas station getting in trouble because they sold gas to someone who robbed a bank, IMO it is not the ISP problem nor its business to be an internet cop. Just because you sell a service or goods to someone should not make the seller responsible for for the buyers use of the goods or services. This is how it works with gun laws even when mass murderers are committed the store that sold the guns is not responsible, then again it IMO it is all about money and the lobbyist that give lawmakers bribes (i.e. NRA and Hollywood) will make sure that profits are made (i.e. selling guns and extorting internet users). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 What this is about Disney and Charter have teamed up to find a way to stop multiple people using the same login, which they say is piracy. Disney and Charter Communications are teaming up to prevent multiple people from sharing the same streaming account across their offerings, according to a new report. What does that mean for future Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ users? Get ready to say goodbye to using your ex’s login. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/disney-streaming-password-sharing-1202166810/ Most legal streaming sites sucks anyway they block vpns and things unless it's free and you don't need to sign in . This will just cause more users to go back to downloading and streaming from real pirate sites or just stop using it . ARS were the report came from knows more than most about it because the company that own them owns 13% of Charter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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