Originally pitched as a $42.99 monthly “super-bundle” for live sports, Venu Sports was set to combine the broadcasting rights ...
Pete Distad has a new gig after the shutdown of sports-streaming joint venture Venu Sports. Fox Corp. has hired Distad as CEO of the company’s recently announced direct-to-consumer streaming division.
Pay-TV provider Fubo posted mixed fourth-quarter results and highlighted its pending acquisition by Disney during a call with ...
Fubo, which played a key role in halting the planned “skinny” sports bundle Venu Sports, is now planning its own sports-focused offering. The new package, tentatively called “Sports ...
Venu Sports was supposed to launch at $42.99 per month last fall, but Fubo’s preliminary injunction blocked that from happening. The streamer would’ve featured programming from 15 sports ...
Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery disbanded their efforts to launch Venu, a joint sports streaming service. The media giants have been detailing to investors how they plan to pivot or fill ...
Former Venu CEO Pete Distad will lead Fox’s new direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
Fox has appointed Pete Distad as CEO of its upcoming streaming service, which is expected to launch by the end of 2025.
Last month the media giants called off the launch of Venu — a planned direct-to-consumer streaming offering of the entirety of the three companies' live sports — in the face of headwinds ...