Walt Disney's subsidiary ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery forming Joint venture to Launch Sports streaming service in USA
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ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture (JV) to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service. The platform brings together the companies’ portfolios of sports networks, certain direct-to-consumer (DTC) sports services and sports rights – including content from all the major professional sports leagues and college sports. The formation of the pay service is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements amongst the parties.
The offering, scheduled to launch in the fall of 2024, would be made available directly to consumers via a new app. Subscribers would also have the ability to bundle the product, including with Disney+, Hulu and/or Max.
it would provide all in one service of all sports content from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV, as well as ESPN+. they will inform about pricing& other details later.
the new sports service will show following sports shows -
Pro 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 & Women's Basketball Tournament| The College Football Playoff
Golf-PGA Tour| PGA Championship|The Masters |TGL
Grand Slam Tennis- Wimbledon| US Open| Australia Open
Cycling- Giro d'italia | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Giro Donne
Soccer- Fifa World Cup| U.S Soccer NWSL| MLS| LaLiga | Bundesliga| UEFA |CONCACAF
Combat Sports- UFC| Top Rank
Auto- Formula 1| NASCAR| 24 Hours of Le Mans
ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture (JV) to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service.
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