A one-stop app to view most sports should be a welcome sight for fans, who continue to navigate rising costs by subscribing to multiple services.
“My sense is knowing the cast of characters, they’re looking at the original Hulu concept and thinking, ‘Well, that worked out really well for us.’ So let’s do that again. But for live sports streaming,” he said.
The three companies will each share one-third ownership in the joint venture. A name for the service and pricing will be announced at a later date.
“This new sports service exemplifies our ability as an industry to drive innovation and provide consumers with more choice, enjoyment and value and we’re thrilled to deliver it to sports fans,”
The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL,
It will include offerings from 15 linear networks —
Subscribers would also have the ability to bundle the product with Disney+, Hulu and/or Max.
“We believe the service will provide passionate fans outside of the traditional bundle an array of amazing sports content all in one place,” Fox CEO and Executive Chair
The announcement of the bundle also comes as
“To me, the thing that’s triggering all this is the NBA. We see time and again that the NBA is the second-best franchise on TV behind the NFL,” Krim said. “You're sort of staring at that renegotiation and new bids coming in that could include Google, Amazon, Netflix, Apple and others. It's a good way to team up and stay competitive.”
“The launch of this new streaming sports service is a significant moment for
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