Venu, Disney and Bob Iger

Disney CEO Bob Iger Says "Venu Basically Looked Redundant To Us" As Other Skinny Bundles Emerged
"Look what essentially happened is, after the decision was made and we started to implement the launch of Venu, the emergence of these skinnier bundles surfaced, and Venu basically looked redundant to us.
Disney Backed Out of 'Redundant' Venu Because of the Rise of Sports Skinny Bundles
The rise of sports skinny bundles led to The Walt Disney Company's decision to back out of Venu Sports, the joint streamer between Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox. CEO Bob Iger revealed the reasoning during the company's first quarter earnings call for 2025.
Bob Iger Explains Why Venu was Scrapped, Why Disney Bought Fubo and Why New Skinny Bundles Help ESPN
Disney thinks an emerging suite of so-called “skinny bundles” serves as a better way to make ESPN available to cord-cutters than Venu, a now-scuttled streaming sports joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp.
Disney, Fox, and WBD give up on controversial sports streaming app Venu
Venu Sports, the sports streaming app that Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced as part of a joint venture in February, will no longer launch, the three companies said today.
Disney CEO discusses ESPN streamer, demise of Venu Sports
Bob Iger did his best to hype up the new ESPN streaming service Flagship while discussing Disney’s quarterly earnings with analysts. The future looks bright for ESPN. The sports network and its sibling channels just had theirbest ratings month in a decade,
Disney Puts New Emphasis on Skinny Bundles for ESPN
Disney thinks an emerging suite of so-called “skinny bundles” serves as a better way to make ESPN available to cord-cutters than Venu, a now-scuttled streaming sports joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp.
Venu Holding Corporation Achieves Another Record Month with $10.4 Million in January Fire Pit Suite Sales
Venu Holding Corporation ("VENU" or "The Company") (NYSE American: VENU), a developer, owner, and operator of upscale live ...
Fox is starting its own streaming service in wake of Venu disaster
This writer would like to personally apologize for writing that Venu —Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros.’ D.O.A. sports ...
Venu Holding's Complex Accounting And Excessive P/S Ratio Makes It An Easy Pass
Venu Holding Corporation's complex financing and VIE structure make its financial statements difficult to understand and ...
$300M amphitheater gets going in McKinney with unique investment model
The amphitheater will be a year-round venue, featuring a capacity of 20,000 people, 295 luxury fire pit suites, 350 premium ...
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Venu Sports May Be Dead, but the Re-Bundling Era Is Just Beginning | Analysis
Discovery CEO David Zaslav (TheWrap/Chris Smith/Getty Images) After becoming a lightning rod for antitrust scrutiny, streaming service Venu Sports is dead. But with pay-TV cord-cutting showing no ...
Venu Fallout: Disney Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit From Fubo Subscriber
By Winston Cho In the wake of Disney abandoning sports-focused streaming service Venu, the entertainment giant has been sued for alleged antitrust violations related to its dual role as a content ...
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Bloomberg Features J.W. Roth - Highlighting Venu Holding Corporation's Bold Vision for the Future of Fan-Owned Live Entertainment
Venu Holding Corporation (NYSE American: VENU), visionary Founder, Chairman, and CEO J.W. Roth, was featured on Bloomberg to ...
This Garmin Venu 2 is £150 off right now – at a retailer you wouldn't expect
Right now in the UK, you can get a Venu 2 from H. Samuel (yes, the jewelers), for just £199 instead of £349. A massive £150 ...
RIP Venu, But Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox Will Finally Launch Its Own DTC Service This Year
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch delivered a brief elegy this morning for shuttered sports streaming JV Venu but detailed plans for ...