Aug 1 (Reuters) - Venu Sports, the streaming service
formed by Walt Disney ( DIS ), Fox and Warner Bros
Discovery ( WBD ), will be priced at $42.99 per month with a
seven-day free trial, it said on Thursday.
The companies announced the service in February to woo
younger viewers who are not tuned in to cable TV by bundling
their broad portfolio of sports rights including the National
Football League, the National Basketball Association and the
FIFA World Cup.
Bundled services are becoming more common among media
companies with an eye on price-conscious customers who are
hesitant to sign up for multiple services.
"The streaming service will provide access to 14 live sports
channels and an expansive library of on-demand content from the
collective companies' portfolios of sports networks and ESPN+,"
Venu Sports said.
Venu Sports, led by former Apple executive Pete Distad, is
aiming for 5 million subscribers in the first five years
following its launch in the United States this fall.
It will be available directly through a new app and
subscribers can opt to bundle the service with Disney+, Hulu or
Max.