2026-03-02
Lucas Shaw: “There are a lot of people online who speculated that this was the plan all along, that you would just saddle Paramount with a bunch of debt, make them overpay, and then walk away with a bunch of money.” Ted Sarandos: “There are easier ways to make $2.8 billion.”
Bloomberg
Q&A with Ted Sarandos on the scenario planning Netflix did before Paramount's final WBD bid, how Paramount's deal closing could lead to cuts of $16B+, and more
When Netflix Inc. dropped out of the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on Feb. 26, the news came as a surprise to many in Hollywood.
2025-01-10
Shocker
The Hollywood Reporter
Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels
The sports-focused streaming service will not move forward, the companies said Friday. — Venu is dead.
Shocker
CNBC
Sources: Venu's cancellation came after the companies decided it was better to avoid the risk of an extended lawsuit that could jeopardize bundling in general
here's what it means for you Steve McCaskill / SportsPro : ESPN, Fox and WBD disband Venu Sports streaming joint venture Kayla Cobb / The Wrap : Venu Sports Is Dead: Disney, Warner...
2024-08-18
DirecTV on the Venu injunction: “We are pleased with the court decision and believe that it appropriately recognizes the potential harms of allowing major programmers to license their content to an affiliated distributor on more favorable terms than they license their content to
Bloomberg
A US judge temporarily blocks the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming service from Fox/WBD/Disney, a week before rollout, after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit
https://duck.haus/... @jsnell@zeppelin.flights : @joesteel Good call IMO - as a Fubo subscriber, I'd probable drop them for Venu, and that's entirely because Venu has illegally con...
2024-08-17
DirecTV on the Venu injunction: “We are pleased with the court decision and believe that it appropriately recognizes the potential harms of allowing major programmers to license their content to an affiliated distributor on more favorable terms than they license their content to
Bloomberg
A US judge temporarily blocks the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming service from Fox/WBD/Disney, a week before rollout, after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit
US District Judge Margaret Garnett on Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the $42.99-a-month service, Venu Sports …