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Breaking news: DirecTV picks up Venu Sports' genre-bundling torch with 'MySports'
Live streaming service includes 40 linear networks from Disney, Fox, WBD, NBCUniversal and the major sports leagues; media companies make the wise legal decision to include a third-party pay TV distributor in their innovative packaging plans
Daniel Frankel
January 14, 2025
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In the case of Venu Sports, DirecTV seems to have beaten ‘em and joined ‘em.
On Tuesday, DirecTV launches MySports, a new genre-based streaming bundle of 40 linear sports-themed networks (or at least channels with lots of live sports on them) for $49.99 a month for the first three months, $69.99 thereafter.
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