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Charter Communications and AMC Networks renewed their distribution deal for certain AMC-owned linear cable channels on Wednesday.

The renewal comes well before the expiration of a contract in place that allows Charter to distribute channels like AMC, IFC, We TV and BBC America to subscribers of its Spectrum TV service.

As part of the deal, Charter says it will not only be able to continue offering channels to Spectrum TV customers, but also extend access to the streaming service AMC Plus to subscribers with certain Spectrum TV packages. Customers who subscribe only to Spectrum Internet will be able to add AMC Plus as part of their service for a separate fee.

Access to network-owned streaming services has been of paramount importance to Charter since its distribution agreement with another programmer, the Walt Disney Company, lapsed last September. After a brief programming dispute, Charter and...