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FuboTV

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Iger’s Shutdown Timing & Roberts’s WBD Opening

News and notes on how the government shutdown might disproportionately benefit Disney’s ability to close its Fubo deal, and why Comcast co-C.E.O. Brian Roberts still has options to circumnavigate Trump’s perceived veto power on the WBD deal.
Eriq Gardner • October 28, 2025
Eriq Gardner • October 7, 2025
Dish, Disney & The $4.99 Lawsuit From Hell
Charlie Ergen
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are suing Dish over Sling TV’s “day passes,” reviving a decades-old grudge match just as ESPN launches its long-awaited stand-alone app—and the industry braces for more existential threats.
Inner Circle Exclusive
Julia Alexander • May 6, 2025
Test Fubo Baby
New York Rangers hockey
If Disney’s struggling Fubo TV can figure out how to be the destination aggregator for sports, and attract a significant portion of the 50 million-strong customer base still addicted to cable, it may yet be a viable business.
david zaslav and venu
John Ourand • August 19, 2024
He’s Just Not That Into Venu
Unscrambling the legal quagmire over the service formerly known as Spulu.
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Eriq Gardner • August 14, 2024
Zaslav’s Sports Streamer Is on Trial for Its Life
After days of withering scrutiny in court, a judge is seriously considering an injunction against Venu, the joint venture from WBD, Fox, and Disney, over alleged antitrust violations.
bob iger
Eriq Gardner • February 26, 2024
Is Spulu Too Big to Fail?
Assessing the D.O.J.’s case against the most famous Big Three in sports media history.