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Planned Disney-Fox-WBD Bundle “Only Has A Subset Of Sports”, Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Says: “It’s Hard To Believe That’s Ideal”


Paramount CEO Bob Bakish derided a new streaming venture backed by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery for having "only a subset of sports."

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish derided a planned streaming venture backed by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Pricing was not mentioned by the companies when they rolled out the news, but Wall Street analysts and industry observers say the bundle of 14 linear networks will need to cost from $40 to $50 a month, or possibly more. During Nexstar Media Group’s quarterly earnings call earlier Wednesday, President and COO Mike Biard said he has “more questions than answers” about the joint venture.

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