New sports streaming bundle could be a monster — or a dud. Here are the biggest remaining questions
Summary
Discovery and Fox s new joint venture, an unprecedented move to work together in the years since media companies broke out their own competing streaming platforms. Theres another dynamic at play: ESPN is still planning to launch a full direct-to-consumer offering in the fall of 2025, CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday. One possible way Disney can add some juice to its own direct-to-consumer product is if the three-company sports platform comes with limited or no on-demand options. The structure also can be seen as a not-so-subtle jab at Paramount Global and NBCUniversal from Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav, who may have interest in merging with either or both companies. Not inviting either company to the sports platform party is a signal that Iger and Zaslav feel the programming from NBCUniversal and Paramount Global is simply not needed.