Sports fans, get ready. ESPN (owned by The Walt Disney Company), Fox and Warner Bros. are teaming up to create a massive sports streaming platform – and we now know its name.
It will consolidate sports channels from the three companies’ portfolios, allowing users to stream a huge range of tournaments, playoffs and races in one place. Subscribers will have access to the service via a new application.
The goal of the project is to bring together programs scattered across different platforms. The new streaming service is still in a relatively early stage of development, but we’ll try to shed some light on it.
Here’s everything we know about it.
What is the name of the sports streaming service ESPN, Fox & Warner Bros.? ?
The combined streaming platform will be called Venu Sports.
When will the Venu Sports service be launched?
The ESPN, Fox & Warner Bros. platform will debut in the fall 2024.
What channels are included on Venu Sports?
If you purchase a subscription to the platform, you will have access to channels such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+.
This means that the service will include the following sporting events:
Professional football (NFL, UFL)
Basketball (NBA, WNBA)
Baseball (MLB)
Hockey (NHL)
College sports (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Big East, SEC, 40 NCAA championship events, NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, College Football Playoff, among others)
Golf (PGA Tour, PGA Championship, The Masters, TGL)
Grand Slam tennis (Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open)
Cycling (Giro d’Italia, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Giro Donne)
Football (FIFA World Cup, US Soccer, NWSL, MLS, LALIGA, Bundesliga, UEFA, CONCACAF)
Combat sports (UFC, first rank)
Auto (Formula 1, NASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans)
How much will Venu Sports cost?
It was not revealed how much it would cost to subscribe to the service or what tiers would be offered. At this point, it’s hard to say whether purchasing access to the new platform will be worth it.
Will Disney+ and Max subscribers benefit from Venu Sports for free?
As mentioned above, there is no pricing information. However, we do know that there will be an option to bundle the service with Disney+, Hulu and/or Max subscriptions.
This means that users of these platforms will not be able to use the sports streamer for free. However, they can probably count on favorable package prices.
Will Venu Sports launch in the UK or outside the US?
The new sports service will launch exclusively in the United States. However, if it proves successful, it could one day be launched in other countries.
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