While a legal fight over his last media venture continues, Dr. Phil McGraw has locked in a carriage deal that will help his next one reach potential viewers.

Envoy TV, a cable and streaming outlet that McGraw announced in July — two weeks after his Merit Street Media filed for bankruptcy protection and sued its distribution partner, Trinity Broadcasting — has signed a distribution deal with Charter Communications . The agreement will bring Envoy TV to Charter’s video customers, including in big markets New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas-Fort Worth, the latter of which is McGraw’s and Envoy’s home base.

While a legal fight over his last media venture continues, Dr. Phil McGraw has locked in a carriage deal that will help his next one reach potential viewers.

Envoy TV, a cable an

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