> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://spyglass.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Disney & Fox Bundle to Back Into Venu - URL: https://spyglass.org/espn-fox-one-sports-bundle/ - Published: 2025-08-11T19:53:41.000Z - Updated: 2025-08-12T11:49:42.000Z - Description: But this new "sports bundle" makes a lot more sense than Venu ever did... - Author: M.G. Siegler - Tags: streaming, espn, disney, fox, sports, tech, entertainment, venu, amazon, prime video, wbd [ESPN And Fox Will Bundle Their Soon-To-Launch Streaming ServicesIn the latest streaming milestone, ESPN and Fox are forming a bundle of their soon-to-launch services.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-32.png)DeadlineDade Hayes![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/ESPN-FOX-ONE-1.jpg)](https://deadline.com/2025/08/fox-one-espn-bundle-streaming-sports-1236483398/?ref=spyglass.org) [A year ago](https://spyglass.org/do-you-venu/), Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery were gearing up to launch Venu, a streaming bundle of sports offerings from the trio. The idea of a sports bundle has [always made sense](https://spyglass.org/sports-hulu/) – after all, it's essentially what the cable television bundle itself is for many consumers. But Venu was sort of a mess [from the name](https://spyglass.org/venu/) on down. So much so, that it [never saw the light of day](https://spyglass.org/venu-rip/). And yet, it sort of lives on... > In the latest [streaming](https://deadline.com/tag/streaming/?ref=spyglass.org) milestone, [ESPN](https://deadline.com/tag/espn/?ref=spyglass.org) and Fox are forming a bundle of their soon-to-launch services, Deadline has learned. > > [Fox One](https://deadline.com/tag/fox-one/?ref=spyglass.org), which brings together sports, news and entertainment from across Fox’s broadcast and cable channels, and ESPN’s dramatically beefed-up direct-to-consumer offering are both launching on August 21\. Fox One is priced at $19.99 a month and ESPN has an introductory price of $29.99. > > The bundle will launch October 2 and cost $39.99 a month, according to a person familiar with the rollout. For those keeping score at home, this is basically Venu minus Warner Bros. Discovery content. And given that WBD [quickly started losing](https://spyglass.org/disney-subleases-a-sports-loft-to-warner/) the rights to sports content shortly after Venu was announced, that makes sense. Once they [lost the NBA rights](https://spyglass.org/nba-amazon-tnt/), it made little sense to still include WBD in such a bundle. In fact, WBD subsequently [decided](https://spiral.spyglass.org/i/165688295/warner-bros-discovery-splits-in-two?ref=spyglass.org) that their own entire company didn't really make sense as a bundle, as they're now splitting into – wait for it – [Warner Bros. and Discovery, again](https://spiral.spyglass.org/p/microsofts-miss-minutes?ref=spyglass.org#:~:text=Remember%20when%20%27HBO,%5BTHR%5D). Add to this the fact that both ESPN and Fox are on the verge of launching their own streaming services – on the same day, later this month, no less. Both having their own offerings and then giving an option to bundle then makes a lot more sense than trying to form a new company/joint-venture around that bundle – especially since ESPN had [already announced](https://spyglass.org/disneys-has-a-lot-of-streaming-services/) that [they would be](https://spyglass.org/espn-plus-plus-plus/) launching [the stand-alone ESPN streaming service](https://spyglass.org/espn-minus-the-plus/) *separately* from Venu. And this new bundle will look more like marketing rather than an attempt by these power players in sports to crowd out the rest of the market – though Disney literally settled that issue as well [thanks to the Fubo/Hulu + Live TV deal](https://spyglass.org/venu-vidi-vici-fubo/). Still, others might take issue with the power this new bundle will have over sports... I realize I'm saying all of this and this new bundle is going to be a whole... $3 cheaper than the price Venu was targeting. A price which myself, and many others, thought was too expensive. But again, that had just as much to do with how much of a confusing mess Venu was. When you know that ESPN's new service is going to cost $29.99 and you know that Fox One is going to be $19.99, this looks like a nice $10 or so discount for anyone that was going to subscribe to both. At the same time, it's not exactly a slam dunk "sports bundle" as Fox One will also include other Fox content such as *Fox News*, if you're into that sort of thing. Still, it's a pretty compelling offering simply given Fox's NFL rights – which will augment [the NFL rights Disney just expanded in a major way](https://spyglass.org/espn-nfl-streaming/) thanks to the ESPN equity deal with the league. There will still be games on CBS, and NBC/Peacock, and Prime TV, and Netflix, but this one bundle will give you a lot of the meat and potatoes. It moves ESPN one-step closer to being [the de-facto sports bundle](https://spyglass.org/espn-sports-bundle-streaming/). Can [Amazon counter](https://spyglass.org/amazon-espn-sports-streaming/)? [The Sports Bundle is Expensive, Incomplete, and IncoherentWho is Venu actually for?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings-----Multi-123.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/DALL-E-TV-Sports-Bundle-5.webp)](https://spyglass.org/do-you-venu/) [Venu, Vidi, ViciDisney aims to conquer streaming sports with endless confusing options![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings-----Multi-124.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/mgs22_mickey_mouse_throwing_a_baseball_through_a_TV_smashing__5b2ae3c2-bcd9-462b-9376-ae0bfe274688_2-3.png)](https://spyglass.org/venu-vidi-vici-fubo/) [ESPN’s Path to Be \*the\* Streaming Sports BundleIt’s not exactly “clear”, as Amazon may battle them along the way…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings-----Multi-125.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/ESPN-logo-living-room--3--8.jpeg)](https://spyglass.org/espn-sports-bundle-streaming/) [ESPN Minus the PlusDisney keeps the branding simple, for once…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings-----Multi-127.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/ChatGPT-Image-May-9--2025--11_25_40-PM-1-2.png)](https://spyglass.org/espn-minus-the-plus/) [ESPN Looks to Ride the NFL to Streaming SuccessThere was one key partnership to make the new ESPN streaming service a must-have on day one…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/icon/Spyglass-Rings-----Multi-126.png)SpyglassM.G. Siegler![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/af/ca/afcaa655-46e2-45b8-889a-2881de5cce69/content/images/thumbnail/01j30pc0kes9ns0j2cqv-1-2.webp)](https://spyglass.org/espn-nfl-streaming/)