Blow to ESPN and Fox as US judge halts sports streaming venture
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#6Q1FV)
Fubo TV accuses Venu Sports - which also involves Hulu and Warner Bros Discovery - of anti-competitive practices
The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV's motion for a preliminary injunction against the planned sports streaming venture by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery.
US district judge Margaret M Garnett in New York said in her 69-page ruling that Fubo was likely to be successful in proving during a trial that the joint venture would violate antitrust laws, and Fubo and consumers would face irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction".
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