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ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans on February 6 to launch a new sports streaming service that would inevitably upend sports broadcasting as we know it today. The combo would tie in some 15 networks, all on a single platform.
BetUS, one of the largest and oldest online gambling companies in the world, began offering numerous prop bets on the newly proposed venture, everything from its name to the monthly fee that will be charged.
It is expected to launch this year (2024) though the partnership is likely to come under scrutiny by the US Justice Deparment.
Kevin Krim, the president and CEO of the ad measurement firm EDO, compared the three companies teaming up for sports like what some networks did when Hulu started in 2008.
“My sense is knowing the cast of characters, they’re looking at the original Hulu concept and thinking, ‘Well, that worked out really well for us.’ So let’s do that again. But for live sports streaming,” he told the Associated Press.
The three companies will each share one-third ownership in the joint venture.
“This new sports service exemplifies our ability as an industry to drive innovation and provide consumers with more choice, enjoyment and value and we’re thrilled to deliver it to sports fans,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said in a statement.
The platform will include games from nearly all the major sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, golf, tennis and the FIFA World Cup and NASCAR. College sports will also be represented, including the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament.
Network tie-ins will include ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS, truTV — and ESPN+. Left out to the deal with be CBS and NBC, both of which carry NFL games. NBC is also the current home of the Kentucky Derby.
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Streaming Service Prop Bets
The following are currently available at BetUS
Rot ESPN/FOX/Warner Sports Streaming Platform: Monthly Fee Moneyline
10301 Over 40½ USD -125
10302 Under 40½ USD -115
BetUS' decision is final. Wagers posted after public announcement will be void.
Thu, Feb 29, 2024 EST
Rot ESPN/FOX/Warner Sports Streaming Platform: What Will It Be Called Moneyline
10101 TSH (The Sports Hub) +900
10102 The Sports Streamer +1000
10103 SSN (Sports Streaming Network) +1200
10104 SSP (Sports Streaming Platform) +1200
10105 The Sports Streaming Service +1200
10106 USSN (US Sports Network) +1400
10107 United Sports +1600
10108 EFW +2000
10109 ESFoxBro +2500
10110 YSH (Your Sports Hub) +2500
10111 ESPNFWBD +3000
10112 FoxBroES +3000
10113 FoxESWarn +4000
10114 ESBrox +5000
BetUS' decision is final. Wagers posted after public announcement will be void.
Rot ESPN/FOX/Warner Sports Streaming Platform: Will It Be An Acronym Based Brand Moneyline
10201 Yes +140
10202 No -190
BetUS' decision is final. Wagers posted after public announcement will be void.
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
