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Venu

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John Ourand • September 3, 2024

The DirecTV Revenge Fantasy

News and notes on the existential fears—both real and imagined—of distribution executives as the future of the Venu sports streamer appears increasingly tenuous.
John Ourand • August 19, 2024
He’s Just Not That Into Venu
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Unscrambling the legal quagmire over the service formerly known as Spulu.
Eriq Gardner • August 13, 2024
Zaslav’s Sports Streamer Is on Trial for Its Life
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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.
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John Ourand • August 5, 2024
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venu
News and notes on the NFL’s CBS deal, Venu’s nine-year tour, and NBA rights with MoffettNathanson’s Michael Nathanson and Robert Fishman.
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John Ourand • July 25, 2024
How Zaz Lost the NBA
The inside story of testy dealmaking and re-trading: the missed signals, the Spulu trigger, the Zaz-Silberwasser good-cop-bad-cop routine, and all the slights that now point to a litigious endgame.
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Julia Alexander • May 14, 2024
The Disney+/Max Cable Fallacy
The new Bob Iger/David Zaslav streaming partnership has been compared, over and over again, to the halcyon days of the cable bundle. But those facile juxtapositions merely explain how little we really understand about the changes impacting the entertainment industry.
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Julia Alexander • May 7, 2024
SVOD Killed the vMVPD Star
As the biggest streaming players move into advertising and go all-in on sports, the vMVPD industry looks increasingly imperiled—outside of a few players like YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, among others.
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John Ourand • March 18, 2024
The Season of Pitaro Magical Thinking
News and notes on the topics percolating around arena corporate suites as March Madness beckons: the groundswell of support, no matter how fantastical, for Pitaro as the Iger succession process begins, and Pete Distad steps into Spulu.
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John Ourand • March 7, 2024
The Spulu Threesome Prepares for Its Cold-Shower Phase
Yes, everyone already hates Spulu—the streaming consortium between Disney, WBD, and Fox that we still know basically nothing about and promises to make a genuine problem worse. Now, the bundle has a new nemesis grousing around, and they’re ready for a fight.
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Julia Alexander • February 27, 2024
The Streamer Seven Year Itch
The first real signs of streaming consolidation are upon us. Five niche players, in particular, seem most vulnerable to the next wave.