Will Charter Communications’ Programming Costs Normalize in 2019?
Programming costs are significant cost considerations for media companies. Charter Communications’ (CHTR) programming costs have been trending upward over the past few quarters, rising ~2.9% YoY (year-over-year) in the third quarter. Charter’s programming costs rose to $2.8 billion in the third quarter from $2.7 billion in the third quarter of 2017.