Jess Barnes

4 days ago | cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes

One of the benefits of streaming over cable is not being locked into contracts. Streamers can pause or cancel services, add a new service to their lineup to watch a new show, and rotate in free streaming services any time. All that change means that advertisers need to adjust if they want to reach their target audience.

4 days ago | cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes

Sony and CBS have been in a legal battle over the distribution rights to “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” since early this year. The argument is based on contracts that go back decades. Sony has claimed that CBS has been making unauthorized licensing deals and sued for rights. CBS countersued. Sony was given permission by the court to terminate distribution deals in April, according to a report from Deadline.

4 days ago | cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes

Fubo and DAZN announced today a multi-year integrated partnership that will have both streaming companies distributing their content on each other’s platforms. Fubo will now be home to DAZN’s exclusive boxing and MMA events on a new channel, DAZN1. Fubo subscribers will be able to purchase DAZN1 as a standalone subscription or as an add-on to a Fubo package. The partnership will also allow Fubo to offer its customers DAZN’s live pay-per-view events.

4 days ago | cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes

T-Mobile announced today that it will launch T-Mobile Fiber on June 5. The expansion comes after T-Mobile’s acquisition of fiber provider Lumos. The new standard plans will be available to new and existing T-Mobile Fiber customers starting Thursday, June 5 and will come with a 5-year price guarantee. “With the official launch of T-Mobile Fiber, we’re delivering on our promise to bring better broadband to more people — the Un-carrier way,” said Allan Samson, Chief Broadband Officer, T-Mobile.

5 days ago | cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes

Disney is laying off several hundred employees globally today, sources say. The layoffs will impact those on teams that handle “marketing for both film and television as well as television publicity, casting and development,” according to a report from Deadline. While no full teams are being impacted by the cuts, reports say that most of the employees being let go are based in Los Angeles. This is the fourth round of layoffs at the company in the last ten months.