Venu Sports streamer will be shut down
The Venu Sports streaming service from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery will not be launching after all. Why it matters: Venu's path had seemed to clear after Fubo dropped its lawsuit as part of its deal with Disney to merge their live TV streaming businesses.
Venu Sports has left the building
With the NFL news cycles at a non-stop fever pitch, it's hard for things not directly relevant to the NFL to make a blip on our radar screen.
Venu Sports Joint Venture Scrapped By Partners
The combined business of former adversaries will operate under Fubo’s publicly traded company (stock symbol FUBO) as the nation’s sixth-largest pay-TV operator with 6.2 million subscribers and be led by the existing Fubo management team with a cash infusion from Disney.
Venu Sports’ shuttering, explained: Why ESPN, Fox, TNT scrapped launch of streaming service
The three entities first announced plans for Venu Sports in February 2024, but its launch faced a legal challenge.
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Pull the Plug on Venu Sports Streaming Venture
The sports-focused streaming service co-founded by The Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp. will not move forward, the companies said Friday.
Media companies scrap Venu Sports streaming service before it even started
The planned streaming service Venu Sports has been scrapped before it ever started. Its planned launch last year was stopped due to a court fight with Fubo’s streaming business. Although that was recently settled, other companies had signaled they were going to oppose Venu.
Venu Sports scrapped by Fox, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery before it even gets a chance to launch
"In an ever-changing marketplace, we determined that it was best to meet the evolving demands of sports fans by focusing on existing products and distribution channels," the companies added.
ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery discontinue Venu Sports
Days after seemingly buying a lifeline, the companies pulled the plug on Venu Sports, the trio's proposed streaming service, effective immediately.
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery call off plans to launch Venu sports streaming service
Venu was first announced in February and intended to combine the live sports assets of Fox, WBD and Disney-owned ESPN.
Disney’s streaming strategy gets more confusing as Venu Sports venture is axed
Analysts are split on whether Disney should move forward with plans to combine Hulu + Live TV and Fubo, following the cancellation of its sports joint venture with Fox and WBD.
Disney, Fox and Warner Won’t Move Forward With Venu Sports
The companies called off what would have been a major bet days after Disney struck a deal with rival streamer Fubo.
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Sports-Streaming Bundle Spiked Before the Kickoff
The resulting Fubo-Hulu deal isn’t Disney’s only sports-streaming ball in play. “Flagship” is reportedly the codename of ...