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Congress Details Collusion and Consumer Privacy Concerns Over Venu Sports Streaming Venture in New Letter
Reps. Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro also asked for the methods Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney may use to determine pricing for the service
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NBA Close to $76 Billion TV Rights Deal With NBC, Amazon and Disney | Report
The league’s deals could translate to a 2.5 times increase in annual fees to an average of nearly $7 billion
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Max Hikes Prices on Ad-Free Tiers
Effective Tuesday, the streamer will charge $16.99 per month for its Ad-Free tier and $20.99 for its Ultimate Ad-Free tier
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Disney, WBD and Fox Brace for More Congressional Scrutiny After Friday Talks Fail to ‘Satisfy Concerns’ Over Venu Sports Bundle | Exclusive
Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro are sending a follow-up letter with additional questions as early as this week, TheWrap has learned
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Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Isn’t Sure Bundling Is ‘Endgame’ for Streaming, But ‘It’s Going to Play a Very Important Role’
Gunnar Wiedenfels’ comments come as Max is set to launch a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu this summer
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Ad-Supported Streaming Took a Huge Victory Lap at TV Upfronts 2024
Sports also took center stage as Hollywood returned after last year’s strikes, wooing advertisers with A-list talent and musical performances
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Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery Unveil Title, Logo for Sports Streaming Joint Venture: Venu Sports
The offering, which combines the media giants’ portfolio of sports networks, is on track to launch this fall
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Warner Bros. Discovery Narrows Q1 Net Loss 10% to $966 Million, but Studio Profit Drops 70%
The streaming segment posted $86 million in profit and added 2 million DTC subscribers for 99.6 million globally
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‘Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun’ Docuseries Lands at Max, Discovery+ UK
The two-part series, subtitled “Bad Blood,” examines the music moguls’ $300 million dispute
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Fubo, Dish, DirecTV Urge Congress to Hold Hearing on Future of Pay TV Competition
The letter warns that Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports streaming joint venture raises “serious competition concerns”
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Fox-Disney-WBD Sports Streaming Joint Venture Taps Jessica Casano-Antonellis as Communications SVP
The SiriusXM veteran will serve on the JV’s executive leadership team and be responsible for all comms for the upcoming platform
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New York Judge Sets Hearing for Fubo, Fox-Disney-WBD Sports Streaming Legal Fight
The preliminary injunction hearing has been set for Aug. 7
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David Zaslav’s Pay Rose 26.5% to Nearly $50 Million in 2023
The hefty raise came as Warner Bros. Discovery slashed spending and enacted layoffs
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Disney, WBD and Fox Grilled by US Reps on Sports Streaming Joint Venture, Anticompetitive Concerns
Representatives Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro have 19 questions on how the new offering affects “access, competition and choice in the sports streaming market”
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DirecTV, Dish Network Back Fubo in Disney-Fox-WBD Sports Streaming Legal Fight
In a motion to dismiss Fubo’s lawsuit, the studios argued it “does not offer any plausible basis to conclude that it will ever suffer antitrust injury” from their joint venture