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Disney CEO Bob Iger Says “Venu Basically Looked Redundant To Us” As Other Skinny Bundles Emerged
Disney CEO Bob Iger said Venu, the streaming sports joint venture that’s fading into history, became irrelevant as opportunities arose for ESPN to join other skinny bundles.
Venu, the planned streaming sports joint venture that’s fading into history, became irrelevant as similar opportunities began to arise for ESPN to join other targeted, or so-called “skinny,” bundles. And so this was a great opportunity for us to make ESPN available on multiple skinny bundles,” the chief executive said on a call with analysts after quarterly earnings. Distributors DirectTV, Comcast and Fubo – which can take credit for suing Venu into oblivion and then settling when it was too late – either have or will launch skinny bundles.
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