Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery disbanded their efforts to launch Venu, a joint sports streaming service. The media giants have been detailing to investors how they plan to pivot or fill the void of Venu.

Fox Corp. hired Pete Distad, formerly head of Venu Sports, as CEO of the company's direct-to-consumer streaming division.

Fox has tapped Peter Distad as CEO of its recently announced direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Distad, who served as an executive at Apple for a decade following six years at Hulu, transitions to Fox from his most recent role as CEO of recently defunct joint venture Venu Sports.

The former Apple executive was Venu’s CEO before the joint venture partners shut down the proposed sports streaming service

The former chief executive of Venu Sports will assume the same role at Fox’s upcoming streamer. Who says familiarity breeds contempt? For Fox, it’s just the opposite. The company is actively working on launching a new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service,

Other former Venu Sports workers are shifting over to the new direct-to-consumer project at Fox, with announcements expected in the coming weeks. This article, Pete Distad moves from Venu Sports project to Fox,

Former Venu CEO Pete Distad will lead Fox's new direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Distad will be CEO of the recently announced platform, which has yet to be named, but will include channels from Fox News,