The Skinny

Fubo is charging on with its antitrust lawsuit against the programmers behind the Venu Sports jv, and all eyes are on an August hearing that will contemplate Fubo’s motion for a preliminary injunction. But there are a lot of hurdles to maneuver before then, and the negotiations over what each side needs to make their cases are creating a tense start to the summer. Venu will be yet another entrant into a crowded streaming marketplace, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav believes consolidation among its participants is inevitable.

Judge Sets Limits in Fubo Suit Over Sports Streaming JV
Fubo’s antitrust suit against Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery over their sports streaming jv Venu rages on, and the groups are steadily preparing for an August hearing on Fubo’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Read More »
 
 
Zaslav Prepping For Likely Consolidation and WBD Buys
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believes consolidation among programmers is coming, and he wants to be ready to make an acquisition should the right opportunity arise. Read More »
 
 
Associations Take to Courts, FCC to Fight Title II Regime
The ISP community is not taking the FCC’s latest Title II order lying down, taking action at the Commission and in the court system to block the net neutrality rules from taking effect. Read More »
 
 
What We're Reading: 'The Early Days of ESPN'
It’s surreal to fathom how a network born in the offices and attic of a United Cable branch in Plainville, Connecticut, would go on to change the trajectory of sports and television as a whole. Read More »
 
 
Effros: To Be Clear
The two overarching questions facing us today relate to how we should deal with “AI” development and its potential impacts—and who should do that. Read More »
 
 
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