Charter Communications phasing out original-content wing
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Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) is scrapping its initiatives for original programming, shutting down Spectrum Originals and refocusing those efforts.
That brings an end to a four-year-plus attempt to push into Charter's own scripted shows, to help hold back the tide of cable departures due to cord-cutting.

The move isn't too surprising as Spectrum Originals champion Katherine Pope, who launched and led the unit, elected last month to depart for a role as president of Sony Pictures Television Studios.
Shutting it down will require a phase-out as there are a number of series in Spectrum's development pipeline that will need to be scheduled and routed somewhere. Some may yet air on Spectrum, Deadline Hollywood reported, while others may revert to producers so they can find new homes.
A new approach from Charter was signaled by its team-up with rival Comcast on a platform it hopes will be a leading aggregator of streaming video.