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Big media pulls plug on Venu sports streaming service before launch

by Sarkiya Ranen
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Big media pulls plug on Venu sports streaming service before launch
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WALT Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday (Jan 10) abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture, pulling the plug on a much-heralded effort that ran into substantial legal opposition.

Shares of Warner Bros Discovery were down about 2 per cent, Fox’s stock fell about 1 per cent, while FuboTV’s shares were up nearly 8 per cent after the surprise announcement.

The media giants created the streaming venture to try to attract younger viewers who do not subscribe to cable TV, with the idea being to bundle their massive portfolio of sports rights including the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the Fifa World Cup.

Media companies have been looking to capitalise on the growing popularity of live sports and investing large sums to bring audiences to their platforms and boost viewership.

Venu had plans for five million subscribers in its first year.

“After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch the streaming service,” the companies said on Friday.

The abrupt move comes just days after Disney appeared to have removed one legal obstacle to the deal, agreeing to merge smaller streamer FuboTV – a rival that had sued the media giants over what it said was anti-competitive behaviour – with its Hulu Live service.

However, satellite TV providers Echostar and DirecTV complained about those developments, signalling more legal troubles ahead.

The US Justice Department and 16 US states said in court filings last year that they support a court order won by FuboTV in August that temporarily blocked Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery from launching a competing sports streaming venture. REUTERS

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Sarkiya Ranen

Sarkiya Ranen

I am an editor for Ny Journals, focusing on business and entrepreneurship. I love uncovering emerging trends and crafting stories that inspire and inform readers about innovative ventures and industry insights.

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