Charter has sowed the seed for carrying Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu on its Spectrum pay TV platform after expanding a multi-year deal for Spectrum to offer a bunch of additional Disney channels. The two companies are “contemplating” a streaming tie-up which could see Disney’s streaming assets reach 15.8 million subscribers. Broadband usage patterns can identify potential cord cutters, according to a study which found steadily increasing patterns of broadband consumption in the months running up to the moment subscribers switched to broadband-only packages. Network analytics firm OpenVault published its Q2 2019 Broadband Industry report highlighting how broadband usage of eventual cord cutters showed 14% higher usage than non-cord cutters six months before the transition, rising to 20% in the month…