Venu was announced in 2024 as a slimmed down streaming package carrying the channels that would have offered such channels as ESPN.

The companies called off what would have been a major bet days after Disney struck a deal with rival streamer Fubo.

Venu Sports, the planned sports-centric streaming service from ESPN (Disney), Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery will be “discontinued,” the companies said in a joint statement on Friday morning. It was a “collective decision,” media members were informed, and is “effective immediately.”

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have called off plans to launch their sports streaming service Venu, the companies said in a joint statement Friday. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch the streaming service,

The sports-focused streaming service co-founded by The Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp. will not move forward, the companies said Friday. Caroline Flack Doc From Disney+ Will Follow Her Mother's Search for Answers in Star's Final Months

A joint venture between entertainment titans Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Venu Sports was poised to shake up the streaming industry with a $42.99-a-month service that bundled the likes of ESPN, FS1, BTN, TNT, TBS, and other top sports offerings.

It was just four days ago that Venu Sports passed a major hurdle in becoming a reality when Disney purchased Fubo, putting an end to a lawsuit that had

Venu Sports, the live sports joint venture, between Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery will be discontinued, the companies said on Friday. The media companies had planned to launch Venu Sports,

Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA), and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) have decided to disband their three-way joint venture, Venu Sports, the companies said Friday. The news comes in the wake of Disney's proposed combination of its Hulu + Live TV business with FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO).