After Venu Sports lawsuit and acquisition by Disney, Fubo’s planning its own skinny bundle
The crucial company that blocked the Venu Sports skinny bundle has its own one planned, and at a cheaper price than DirecTV or Comcast.
The crucial company that blocked the Venu Sports skinny bundle has its own one planned, and at a cheaper price than DirecTV or Comcast.
"Disney’s proposed acquisition of Fubo appears to allow Disney to simultaneously circumvent the lawsuit while gobbling up a competitor."
"By this settlement, Defendants pay off and seek to subsume the very competitor that raised these antitrust violations to the Court."
An announcement regarding a launch date is expected soon.
The abrupt acquisition of Fubo by Disney clears the way for Venu Sports to come back to life. What's next for everyone involved?
If this move is approved, it will have plenty of implications across streaming TV.
"With the launch of CHSN on Fubo we’re ready to superserve Chicagoans with even more coverage of their most iconic teams."
These offerings can be bought through Fubo's MVPD packages, but also on their own, and both can be integrated with Fubo's collection of FAST channels.
"They claim this is a very innovative product, but it's only innovative because they've stifled the rest of us."
DirecTV is now offering customers credits if they sign up with competing MVPDs during the Disney dispute.
The positive news for Fubo last week regarding Venu Sports has caused the company's stock to soar.
"We think that the broad reach of broadcast TV with our streaming strategy is a phenomenal combination, and it's been super successful for us."
Fubo's CEO David Gandler used part of his company's earnings call to fire a salvo at Venu Sports.
"Diamond remains focused on completing our reorganization and emerging as a sustainable, profitable business."
Several networks have been dropped by Fubo.
Fubo has added yet another RSN to its lineup.
Ahead of the 2024 MLB season, Fubo is adding MASN to its lineup of networks.
"I think that this is a duel to the death."
Fubo calls the Disney/Fox/WBD alliance a "sports cartel."
"When I think about the Peacock siutation from a consumer perspective, it's sad to see."
This comes after Disney offered a discount to Hulu+Live TV.
"I bring a different set of eyeballs than anybody else in this industry because of where I came from."