He’s Just Not That Into Venu

david zaslav and venu
All throughout the Spulu journey, distribution executives have remained aggrieved about the prospect of the WBD-Fox-Disney skinny sports bundle. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
John Ourand
August 19, 2024

Venu has become one of those products, like New Coke or Quibi, that has been tortured and haunted almost from birth. Back in February, the arrival of this three-headed, strange bedfellow sports streamer mini-colossus seemed almost perfectly designed to frustrate the industry, confuse consumers, and stupefy the broader media.