Venu Sports has left the building
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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 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.
Disney, Fox and Warner Won’t Move Forward With Venu Sports
Disney’s ESPN, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery aren’t moving forward with their joint streaming venture Venu Sports, the companies said Friday, calling off what would have been a major programming bet in the face of continued legal challenges to their plans.
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.
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.
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
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.
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