After cutting the cord on some of Disney’s most recognizable entertainment-focused cable networks, Charter is sparking a new connection. The cable giant and Disney have forged a new distribution deal that brings ad-supported Hulu to all of Charter’s Spectrum TV Select customers with no extra costs.

Disney and Charter have struck a deal that will add Hulu and restore eight cable channels to Spectrum TV subscribers' lineups for free.

Disney has struck an expanded carriage agreement with Charter Communications in the US, bringing streamer Hulu to Charter’s Spectrum TV Select for the first time and returning eight cable networks to its lineup.