Spectrum Cable Subscribers To Keep Viacom Channels

Wisconsin cable subscribers will not have to worry about losing their M-T-V. Charter Communications and Viacom issued a joint statement Tuesday night announcing an “agreement in principle” to keep carrying 23 channels from Viacom — including Nickelodeon, C-M-T, Comedy Central, and Spike. The two companies said they still had to finalize terms of the deal, which includes how much Spectrum and its customers will pay to have the Viacom channels on their cable system, plus channel placements. Charter/Spectrum is by far the largest cable provider in Wisconsin after it acquired the old Time Warner Cable.