Well, that didn’t take long.
Fox has announced that it will be launching a new standalone streaming service by the end of the year. The announcement came in comments made by Fox Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch during an earnings call on February 4 (h/t Investing.com). This as-yet-unnamed streaming service would focus on sports and news content according to the earnings call transcript.
Of course, this announcement comes following a flurry of moves in the sports streaming space. First, Hulu + Live TV and Fubo merged after the latter was bought by Disney. This ended a lawsuit Fubo had filed against Venu Sports — a joint venture between Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery — but then Venu swiftly announced that it was closing up shop before ever rolling out to customers.
Once that domino fell,
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