New York Times: Dept. of Justice being asked to investigate Disney, Fox, Warner Bros joint venture

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro have sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking it to investigate and potentially prevent Disney, Fox and Warner Bros' from starting a joint venture that will combine the resources of ESPN, Fox Sports and TNT Sports in a direct-to-consumer streaming service called Venu Sports.

In the letter, obtained by The Athletic, the three Democrats urged the Department of Justice to examine Venu Sports "and oppose it if it violates antitrust or telecommunications laws or regulations." They also think that Venu being described as a joint venture should not prevent it from scrutiny.

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