Fox, Warner and ESPN Team Up to Create Sports-Streaming Platform

[gameface]

There is an article on the Wall Street Journal about this. It is behind a paywall and it is marked as an exclusive so I am not sure if it is available to the general public. The article has more questions than answers but it says the channel/app will be available as a stand alone and on ESPN+ and Hulu.

 

[HurricaneJacket]

There is an article on the Wall Street Journal about this. It is behind a paywall and it is marked as an exclusive so I am not sure if it is available to the general public. The article has more questions than answers but it says the channel/app will be available as a stand alone and on ESPN+ and Hulu.

What would be the cost? And can I also watch the Olympics on it?

 

[MusicalBuzz]

What would be the cost? And can I also watch the Olympics on it?

In another article posted in another thread, there is this:

“While no price has been determined, a logical starting point could be $45 or $50 per month, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the discussions around the service have been private”

 

[gameface]

What would be the cost? And can I also watch the Olympics on it?

I saw a blurb on Fox News that said start up is planned for this fall.

 

[stinger 1957]

Hope you can pause it, I'm a CFB fan only. Don't like paying for stuff I don't use.

 

[roadkill]

I saw that it will include every ESPN property and every Fox sports channel, plus Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS and even truTV. The Athletic calls it "The Great Rebundling".

 

[UgaBlows]

So will this be exclusive content or just an alternative for fans who don’t have cable/satellite/streaming tv?

 

[majorQ9]

I don't hate the idea, but it needs to be cheaper than YouTubeTV or it's DOA

 

[billga99]

I saw that it will include every ESPN property and every Fox sports channel, plus Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS and even truTV. The Athletic calls it "The Great Rebundling".

ESPN property includes SEC Network and ACC Network.

 

[roadkill]

So will this be exclusive content or just an alternative for fans who don’t have cable/satellite/streaming tv?

From what I can tell, it's the latter. The article states that ESPN will also still be going ahead with its plans to offer ESPN as a stand-alone, direct-to-consumer streaming option.

 

[UgaBlows]

I don't hate the idea, but it needs to be cheaper than YouTubeTV or it's DOA

It would be great for those who only watch sports, everyone else- nah

 

[L41k18]

Looks like a big nothing burger to me.

I mean if this were a reality right now & this is what you had for sports, you couldn't even watch the Super Bowl.

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

Looks like a big nothing burger to me.

I mean if this were a reality right now & this is what you had for sports, you couldn't even watch the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl will almost assuredly always be on broadcast TV. All you need is an antenna to watch it.

 

[L41k18]

Super Bowl will almost assuredly always be on broadcast TV. All you need is an antenna to watch it.

The selling point of "all your sports in one streaming service" is incorrect; CBS is not involved.

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

The selling point of "all your sports in one streaming service" is incorrect; CBS is not involved.

All your "sports" might be there, all your avenues of watching them aren't.

 

[L41k18]

All your "sports" might be there, all your avenues of watching them aren't.

Haha well-played

 

[roadkill]

Bumping this old thread but just saw that FuboTV got a judge to grant an injunction to stop this sports streaming service from launching, based on antitrust grounds. Is this a win for the consumer? Maybe.

Judge Blocks Sports Streaming Service