Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
ESPN has a new content distribution deal with DAZN, and YouTube has revealed details about creators for its upcoming NFL stream.
The blackout that almost was became an all-consuming story this week. On Tuesday, word spread that a carriage dispute between Fox and YouTube TV was threatening to pull Fox-owned channels off the streaming service ahead of the true start of the 2025 college football season. Considering the stakes of the dispute, breathless coverage of the disagreement ensued.
In the end, it was much ado about nothing, as Fox and YouTube TV agreed to a multi-year carriage agreement on Thursday afternoon, which smoothed over the whole difficulty. But many streaming news enthusiasts are still catching up on other stories, and we’re here to help you see all the stories you may have missed.
Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
ESPN and DAZN reach sublicensing agreement
ESPN is the best-known sports outlet in the United States, but in many global territories, DAZN is every bit as respected as a sports platform. The two sides are growing closer together; on Wednesday, DAZN announced it had agreed to a sublicensing deal with ESPN to present a great selection of top American sports in other areas.
Specifically, viewers in European and North African territories will be able to watch college football games sublicensed from ESPN from the SEC, ACC, and Big 12. DAZN will also license the complete College Football Playoff, including the National Championship game. In addition, DAZN will broadcast approximately 20 college basketball games per week — men’s and women’s — and 63 March Madness games across the Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. This will include the entire Elite Eight and Final Four rounds, and the National Championship.
DAZN
DAZN is an international sports streaming service dedicated to live and on-demand sports programming. Since its launch in 2016, the platform has expanded to become one of the world’s leading sports streaming destinations, offering coverage that varies by region and includes boxing, soccer, MMA, women’s sports, motorsports, and other major competitions.
Disney+ joins bundles with Crave, TSN in Canada
Disney+ is available in plenty of bundles in the United States. You can package it with Hulu, the new ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, or HBO Max in various combinations, all of which are priced with discounts of or near 40% as compared to purchasing those services separately.
Canadian customers can now get in on the bundling fun. As of Wednesday, Disney+ became available in bundles with the Canadian entertainment streamer Crave — with HBO and HBO Max Originals and more — as well as the sports platform TSN. Bundles start at $15.75, and customers can upgrade to ad-free plans for an additional cost as well.
Disney+
Disney+ is a video streaming service with over 13,000 series and films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, The Muppets, and more. It is available in 61 countries and 21 languages. It is notable for its popular original series like “The Mandalorian,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Loki,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor.”
YouTube announces creators for NFL broadcast
YouTube is partnering with the NFL in a way it never has before this season. On Friday, Sept. 5, YouTube will offer a free-to-stream broadcast of a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs in São Paulo, Brazil. The game is sure to attract a huge global audience, and all eyes will be on YouTube to ensure it can pull off the stream with no tech issues.
YouTube announced details for its creator partnerships for the game on Tuesday. Using YouTube’s Watch With feature, viewers can watch the game along with one of four creators: IShowSpeed and Tom Grossi in English, or Robegrill and SKabeche in Spanish. Each of these four creators will be providing their own hot takes, analysis, and specific reactions as the stream goes along. Viewers will be able to use Watch With to watch alongside these creators on YouTube or YouTube TV.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV is a live TV streaming service with more than 60 channels for $82.99/month. This plan includes local channels 32 of the top 35 cable channels, and regional sports networks (RSNs) in select markets. The base plan includes more than 100 live channels, including major broadcast networks like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, as well as popular cable channels such as ESPN, CNN, FX, USA Network, and TNT. Local channels are included in most markets, making YouTube TV a full replacement for traditional cable for many viewers.
Wonder Project announces launch of new streaming product, ‘House of David’ S2
On Thursday, the faith-forward entertainment brand Wonder Project announced that it would launch a new subscription streaming service on Oct. 5, and that the streamer would be exclusively available on Prime Video. At launch, the Wonder Project on Prime Video service will offer more than 1,000 hours of curated programming, including more than 125 licensed titles.
Wonder Project also announced that it would release Season 2 of “House of David” on its streamer first on Oct. 5. Episodes of that show will continue to debut on Wonder Project first, then arrive for Prime Video subscribers at a later date.
Prime Video
Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.
Amazon warns viewers to back off ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ cast
The drama on-screen from “The Summer I Turned Pretty” has officially been surpassed by drama off the screen. Variety reports that toxic fandom from the show has been virulent online, with some cast members even receiving death threats. The behavior has gotten far past the point of propriety, prompting Amazon to post the following two behavior reminders on social media:
The show isn’t real but the people playing the characters are pic.twitter.com/csqsKEB2v9
— The Summer I Turned Pretty (@thesummeritp) August 26, 2025
In case you forgot https://t.co/SGBmzSpP7p
— The Summer I Turned Pretty (@thesummeritp) August 26, 2025
Prime Video
Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.