Venu Sports Streaming Service to Cost $42.99/Month

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery's upcoming streaming service, Venu Sports, will cost $42.99/month after a 7-day free trial.

With an impressive portfolio of sports programming, Venu will provide sports fans in the U.S. with a single destination for watching many of the most sought-after games and events. - Pete Distad, Venu Sports CEO

The service will offer 14 live sports channels + on-demand content from ESPN+ and archives. It targets cord-cutters and cord-nevers who don't have traditional pay-TV.

What to Expect:

• Major leagues: MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA, MLS, NWSL
• College sports: NCAA football, basketball
• Motorsports: NASCAR, F1
• Tennis, golf, boxing, MMA
• Horse racing's Triple Crown, cycling, lacrosse, rugby
• Channels: ABC, ESPN networks, FS1, FS2, ACC/SEC Network, Big Ten, TNT, TBS, truTV

What's Missing:

• NFL games on CBS/NBC, incl. Sunday Night Football
• Olympics, streamed exclusively by NBC through 2032
• NBA coverage from 2025, due to new league deals with Amazon, ESPN & NBC

The full channel line-up offers a mix of sports & non-sports programming. The streaming landscape's evolution, particularly with sports media rights, presents a challenge for Venu & viewers alike.

The needle Venu...has to thread: Find people who will pay $43 a month for lots of sports but not all of the NFL... - Peter Kafka, Business Insider