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Charter Communications (CHTR) has opened applications for its 2025-2026 Spectrum Scholars program, which will award $20,000 scholarships to 15 college juniors with financial need. The program, which has awarded over $1.5 million in scholarships since 2020, includes a two-year professional development initiative featuring employee mentorship and paid internships at Spectrum's corporate offices.

The comprehensive program offers students real-world experience through 10-week paid internships at Spectrum's offices in Stamford, Charlotte, St. Louis, Denver or Austin. Applications for the fifth class are open until April 4, 2025, with winners to be announced in summer. The program has proven successful in career development, as exemplified by Sarah Velez, who transitioned from a 2023 internship to a full-time Marketing Associate position after graduation.

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has announced it will host a webcast on January 31, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial and operating results. The company will release its earnings press release at 7:00 a.m. ET on the same day.

Investors and interested parties can access the webcast through Charter's investor relations website at ir.charter.com. The webcast recording will be available approximately two hours after the event concludes on the same platform.

Charter Communications' Spectrum and Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Max streaming service is now available to all Spectrum TV Select customers at no additional cost. The Max With Ads package, typically retailing at $9.99 per month, includes content from HBO, Warner Bros., DC Universe, and A24.

This integration is part of Spectrum's hybrid distribution strategy, which will provide customers access to multiple ad-supported streaming services including Disney+, ESPN+, Paramount+, ViX, and Tennis Channel+, representing up to an $80 monthly retail value by first half of 2025. The deal marks a significant step in Spectrum's transformation of its programming agreements, aiming to offer customers greater package flexibility and seamless entertainment options.

Ovation TV and Spectrum have announced their eighth consecutive year of Stand For The Arts Awards, providing $100,000 in total support to 10 arts and cultural organizations across various Spectrum markets. Each recipient will receive a $10,000 contribution to support their community-driven arts programs.

Since 2017, the initiative has awarded $800,000 across 80 organizations. Recipients are selected based on their support of creative community programming, advocacy for equity in arts access, and provision of accessible spaces for creative expression. This year's recipients include Buffalo Arts Studio, Walker County Arts Alliance, Hawai'i Children's Theater, and Kingsport Theatre Guild, among others.

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has announced significant debt restructuring through an amendment to its Credit Agreement. The company's subsidiary, Charter Communications Operating (CCO), has extended the maturity dates of substantial debt portions from 2027 to 2030 and 2031.

Key changes include: increasing the revolving credit facility by $960 million at SOFR plus 1.25%, with $960 million in Revolving B Commitments (maturing 2027) and $5.5 billion in new Revolving C Commitments (maturing 2030); converting existing loans into $4.5 billion Term A-7 loans at SOFR plus 1.25% (maturing 2030) and $2.5 billion Term B-5 Loans at SOFR plus 2.25% (maturing 2031).

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has announced that President and CEO Christopher Winfrey will participate in the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, with Winfrey's presentation scheduled for 11:15 a.m. ET.

Interested parties can access a live webcast of the event through Charter's investor relations website at ir.charter.com. The presentation will also be archived on the same platform for future viewing.

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has announced its participation in Liberty Media 's annual Investor Meeting in New York on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Christopher Winfrey, President and CEO, will deliver remarks at 1:40 p.m. ET, followed by a Q&A session at 2:30 p.m. ET. The event will be accessible via live webcast through Liberty Media's registration website and will be archived for later viewing on their investor calendar page.

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced that Adam Ray, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, will oversee the $3 billion Spectrum Enterprise operation alongside his current duties. Bill Archer, EVP and President of Spectrum Enterprise, will transition to an advisory role before retiring in 2025. Under Archer's leadership, Spectrum Enterprise has achieved over 29% retail revenue growth since 2020, expanded to more than 300,000 fiber-connected buildings, and introduced new products including Enterprise Network Edge and Managed Network Edge. The consolidation aims to enhance operational efficiency and growth in the middle market segment.

Charter Communications reported its Q3 2024 results with revenue growing 1.6% year-over-year to $13.8 billion, driven by residential mobile service revenue growth of 37.6% and Internet revenue growth of 1.7%. Net income was $1.3 billion, while Adjusted EBITDA grew 3.6% to $5.6 billion. The company lost 110,000 Internet customers but added 545,000 mobile lines. Total customer relationships decreased to 31.7 million. Free cash flow increased to $1.6 billion from $1.1 billion year-over-year. Capital expenditures decreased 13.5% to $2.6 billion, and Charter revised its full-year 2024 capital expenditure forecast down to $11.5 billion from $12.0 billion.