Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge, center, alongside Steve Shannon, general manger of content and services of Roku, left, in 2013 at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association Cable Show in Washington, D.C. Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge, center, alongside Steve Shannon, general manger of content and services of Roku, left, in 2013 at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association Cable Show in ... more With Charter Communications adding its television app to the menu of streaming-device rival Roku, the cable giant has taken a major step toward a future that in time could include packages allowing customers to pay only for the channels they want to get.