Disney strikes a deal. US cable TV saved.

Compromise has been reached. And Disney only had to give away everything.

A compromise seemed inevitable, but there was a lot of blood on the floor following the latest skirmish between ESPN-owner Disney and Charter Communications, which owns the Spectrum cable network.

The new deal gives Charter largely what it wanted/needed. It has bought cable TV what is likely to be a few more years as it brings costs down and provides ad…