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Cord Cutting Today: Paramount Asks the Court for a Quick Decision, Peacock Becomes Profitable & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for July 24, 2026 we’re sharing the latest in Paramount’s fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Here are some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting today. Today’s Top Stories Quick Links from Cord Cutters News
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Paramount+ is Working on a New Free Tier
Paramount is seeing the value of free content and working on building a free tier for Paramount+ among other updates, according to a new report. Business Insider reports that Paramount has plans for a “free front porch” feature that would allow viewers to watch some content for free, by creating a free account with the…
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Pluto TV Is Adding Live Sports, Six Series, and Over 200 New Titles in August 2026
Pluto TV has released its slate of new content for August and there are over 200 more titles landing on the free service. Earlier this month, Pluto announced that six more series would be added to the on-demand library. Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, iZombie, Reign, Faking It and Awkward will all be available on…
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ATSC 3.0 Comes to Cleveland, Rounding Out Top 25 U.S. Markets
ATSC 3.0 has successfully launched in Cleveland, Ohio. With the addition of Cleveland, NextGen TV is now deployed across the top 25 U.S. designated market areas (DMAs). The Cleveland launch was made possible due to Nexstar acquiring WBNX-TV and contributing the stations spectrum to technical and operational resources required to bring ATSC 3.0 to the…
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Paramount Asks for a 3-Day Evidentiary Hearing Before Court Decides Whether to Stop Merger
Paramount has asked a federal judge for a three day evidentiary hearing next month before considering whether there should be a preliminary injunction to stop Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. On Monday, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin temporarily paused the deal with a two week restraining order, after hearing arguments from Paramount and 12 states fighting…
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YouTube Earned Over $11 Billion in Ad Sales in Q2 2026
Google released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026 today. In the report, the company shared that YouTube saw ad sales of $11.06 billion for the quarter, a nearly 13% increase year over year. Google Services as a whole, which includes everything from Google Chrome to Maps to YouTube TV, saw a revenue…
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DIRECTV Says Nexstar is Violating Preliminary Injunction Order in New Court Filing
Today, DIRECTV submitted a new court filing, alleging that Nexstar has violated a preliminary injunction (PI) order in the company’s ongoing antitrust lawsuit. On April 17, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Nexstar and TEGNA merger, following pushback from states and TV distributors including DIRECTV. The states and distributors claimed that the merger would create…
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Cord Cutting Today: ESPN’s Layoffs, Peacock’s Soccer Investment & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for July 22, 2026, we’re talking about the ESPN layoffs and what it means for NFL channels. Here are some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting today. Today’s Top Stories Quick Links from Cord Cutters News
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Kitchen Nightmares Season 10 Premieres Tonight: Here’s How to Watch
Season 10 of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares premieres tonight. The season kicks off with a two-hour premiere, with Chef Ramsey visiting two Midwest restaurants in need of serious help. First up is Freddy’s Steak House in Hammond, Indiana, where the owner faces debt and issues between the manager and chef. Next, Ramsay heads to…
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Cord Cutting Today: ESPN Unlimited is Coming to YouTube TV, Paramount’s Deal is Officially On Hold & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for July 21, 2026, we’re talking about a judge’s decision to pause the Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Here are some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting today. Today’s Top Stories Quick Links from Cord Cutters News