Disney, Charter Settle Cable Dispute Hours Before ‘Monday Night Football’ Season Opener

Disney, Charter Settle Cable Dispute Hours Before ‘Monday Night Football’ Season Opener
The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Aug. 8, 2017. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—If Aaron Rodgers has as much influence on the football field as he apparently had in ending a multibillion-dollar business dispute, the New York Jets will be very happy.

The Walt Disney Co. and Charter Communications announced the resolution of their fight on Monday, restoring ESPN to some 15 million cable television customers hours before Rodgers was to make his debut at quarterback for the Jets in “Monday Night Football.”