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 shuts down before it ever launches
Venu, the live sports streaming service from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, isn’t happening. In a statement on Friday, the three companies announced the decision “not to move forward with the contemplated joint venture is effective immediately.”
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.
Proposed sports streaming app Venu won't launch after all
The prospect of litigation scuttles the joint ESPN/Fox Sports/Warner Bros. Discovery venture before it sold its first subscription
Media Companies Scrap Venu Sports Streaming Service Before It Even Started
The planned streaming service Venu Sports has been scrapped before it ever started. ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced Friday they were pulling the plug on Venu. It had been expected to make available sports products from all three services as a mid-priced entry for cable cord-cutters who wanted more a bare minimum of sports.
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.
Disney, partners pull the plug on Venu Sports streaming service
Venu, the sports-focused streaming venture proposed by the Walt Disney Co., Fox Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery, will not see the light of day.
Disney, Fox, Warners Scrap Venu Sports Streaming Plan
They do not have a mainstream streaming service. Warner Brothers Discovery does have Max, But, you know, this would have really helped them to monetize some of their sports properties better. So I think,
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