Subj : Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros' reveal new Venu platform for live f To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu May 16 2024 22:45:05 Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros' reveal new Venu platform for live football, basketball games, and more Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 21:30:05 +0000 Description: Set to launch Fall 2024, Venu will offer live football, baseball, and more although important details like pricing is unknown. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are entering a joint venture as the three companies have revealed their new streaming service Venu. Reportedly pronounced as venue, the platform will focus entirely on offering live sports. Variety states itll combine content from ESPN Plus and live events from several of the three companies linear TV networks. This includes but is not limited to, ABC, ESPN2, FS1, TNT, and TBS. If you look at the initial partnership announcement from February , youll see everything Venu will offer at launch. Pro football, baseball, basketball, and even Formula 1 racing are all on the table. There is still a lot we dont know about the service. Presumably, it will have a back catalog of past games available on demand. Additionally, no one knows when its going to launch. The companies are aiming for a Fall 2024 release when itll be available as a standalone app, although this could change. If you go to the platforms official website, youll see a notice at the bottom stating that the launch is conditional on receiving regulatory approval. This means theyre waiting for the United States government to give them a green light before moving forward. Unknown details Pricing is unknown at the time as the three brands are saying theyll reveal this information at a later time ... likely closer to launch. However, that hasn't prevented industry experts from making predictions. According to Deadline , most Wall Street analysts and industry observers predict Venu will cost at least $40 a month. Interested audiences can also purchase the service in a bundle that can include either Disney Plus , Hulu, or Max , potentially raising prices even more. Live sports seem to be the new frontier for streaming services. Netflix recently announced it will broadcast NFL games on Christmas Day for the next three years. NBCUniversal has exclusive rights to air the Paris 2024 Olympics with coverage likely to spread across [its streaming platform] Peacock TV and its linear channels. Itll be interesting to see if viewers are willing to leave behind established services for these new avenues. There is a chance they might because of how more affordable Venu could be. YouTube TV, for example, offers live sports and costs $72.99 a month or $57.99 if youre a new user. For sports fans, be sure to check out TechRadar's best TV for 2024 if you want to enjoy upcoming games in the highest quality possible. You might also like Forget projectors TCLs 115-inch mini-LED TV has 6.2.2-channel Dolby Atmos speakers and 5,000 nits brightness In live sports streaming, some minutes matter more than others "If youre a sports fan, I think you're going to be very happy with it," Apple's Eddy Cue explains how the tech giant made its new Sports app ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/streaming/disney-fox-and-warner-bros-reveal-new-venu -platform-for-live-football-basketball-games-and-more --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .