“It’s simple: if you pay your cable bill, you deserve to get the services you pay for,” Hochul said in a statement Friday. “An ongoing corporate dispute is forcing customers to miss some of the highest profile televised events of the year – the least these companies can do is provide a refund. Disney and Charter must continue negotiating in good faith to ensure affordability and consumer choice. I also urge Disney to continue providing its programming under the terms of the prior agreement while negotiations continue.”

The comments from Hochul followed a similar pronouncement from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who also urged Spectrum and Disney to reach a new agreement this week.

[Whatevs. This is a free-market dispute and not really the business of government, especially state government, since this relates to interstate commerce. It’s virtue signaling, but now that Hochul and Cooper have decided to engage in it, don’t be surprised if more governors indulge in it as well. — Ed]