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Is It Finally Time to Blow Up the Pay TV Bundle Once and For All?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we ponder what the Internet has taken from us ... as we look to surrender to AI

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Offers $30 Credit to Subscribers Who Sign Up for Rivals Fubo and Sling to Watch Football Games During Disney Blackout

Blackout started September 1

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Disney Fee Dispute With DirecTV Goes Public During College Football Games

On-screen messages warn viewers of imminent blackout

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Groundhog Day: Just Like Last Year, Disney Pay TV Blackout Imperils Football's Opening Weekend for Millions of Viewers

Barring a dramatic last-minute turn of negotiating events, ESPN and ABC will be blacked out for 11 million DirecTV subscribers on Sept. 1

Broadcasting & Cable

Future of sports streaming market, consumer options under further scrutiny after Venu Sports ruling

With the U.S. Open tennis tournament beginning Monday and college football kicking into high gear, this was supposed to be the week when some expected the Venu Sports streaming service to have a soft launch at least

The Independent UK

Why Is WBD Paying $8.5 Billion For a Physical Studio ... While It's $38 Billion in Debt and AI Production Is Dawning?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we break down Kamala Harris' Bigger DNC crowd sizes, and we look at how the Venu Sports guys really messed up

Broadcasting & Cable

Streaming Shake-up, Shakeout Brewing as Program, Economic Factors Shift

Despite increasing viewing numbers, challenges remain

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DirecTV Programming Chief: The Venu Sports Guys 'Got Caught With Their Hands in The Cookie Jar in a Big Way'

With a federal court ruling casting a harsh light on practices including bloated network bundles and forced minimum penetration, Rob Thun touts a plan for a 'brighter TV future'

Broadcasting & Cable

ESPN Price Per Subscriber Still $9.42

Fubo's antitrust suit against Venu Sports also details how the JV came together

Broadcasting & Cable

Fubo shares surge after ESPN, Fox, and Warner's Venu sports app is blocked

Fubo's share price is soaring after it won a temporary injunction against Venu's debut later this week.

Fortune

Venu Sports in limbo after judge blocks sports streaming launch

Venu Sports is a joint venture between Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Street

Is Warner Bros. Discovery's Financial Health Really 'Better Than It Appears'?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we kick the tires on Venu Sports' future, whether 'home entertainment' still exists ... and those who would doubt Caleb Williams

Broadcasting & Cable

Fubo Wins Preliminary Injunction Blocking the Launch of Venu Sports

The court ruling in a lawsuit filed by vMVPD Fubo stops the launch of the sports streaming service backed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery

TV Tech

Venu Sports JV Put in Peril as Judge Grants Fubo’s Request for Preliminary Injunction

Small pay TV company wins legal bid to block Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery joint streaming venture

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Venu Sports Faces Very Real Prospect of Preliminary Injunction

Reporter covering initial hearings in the antitrust suit against the JV says a hard-to-get injunction is actually 'on the table'

Broadcasting & Cable

Fubo Begins Preliminary Injunction Quest Against Venu Sports as Antitrust Suit’s Hearings Begin

Fubo lawyer tells judge that virtual MVPD is being ‘preyed upon’ by the Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. joint venture

Broadcasting & Cable

Fubo Loses 61,000 Subscribers But Reduces Losses in Fourth Quarter

Revenue grow 25%

Tom’s Guide

I'm passing on Venu Sports — here's why the streaming service isn't for me

Venu Sports isn't for me, and it probably isn't for you. Here's why Venu's price has me passing on the sports streaming service from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Venu Sports launch price is $43 a month — here's what you get for the money

Venu Sports, the new streaming service from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, has an official launch price, and it is not cheap.

TV Tech

Venu Sports Streamer to Launch at $42.99/Month

The streaming services backed by Disney, Fox, WBD will go live in the fall

Sports Illustrated

Venu Sports Streaming Service Reveals Opening Price Point

Venu Sports announces debut price.

Broadcasting & Cable

Venu Sports Stays Below vMVPD Partners on Price

Disney, Warner and Fox announce what is perhaps the most crucial element of their streaming joint venture

The Independent UK

Venu Sports may be available for $42.99 per month with its planned launch targeted for fall

Venu Sports — the sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros

USA Today Sports Media Group

Here’s how much you’ll pay for that new ESPN, Fox Sports and Warner Discovery streaming service now called Venu Sports

This is ... expensive!

Broadcasting & Cable

Why It’s ‘Stupid’ for David Zaslav to Chase an NBA Package So Specifically Designed for Amazon

Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we ponder Pete Rose’s next sports bet, the irresistible proposition of fixed wireless ... and a bleak but terrifyingly possible future in which we don’t get to vote anymore

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