Charter Media operates as the advertising sales division of Charter Communications Inc. Based in Kingsport, Tenn., the firm provides local, regional and national businesses the opportunity to advertise on cable television networks. It performs a range of business/political advertising, marketing as well as research services. Additionally, the company has a production team, which carries out conceptualizing, envisioning, shooting and television commercial editing services. Charter Media is operational in the West, Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast and Southeast markets. Some of the networks it provides include ESPN, ABC Family, Animal Planet, CNBC, VH1, TLC and MTV.