FOX announces the name of its new streaming service
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Just a few months after plans for the Venu Sports super-streamer were officially put to rest, FOX is forging ahead with a new stand-alone streaming service.
On May 12, Fox Corporation announced the name, intended launch season, and a few other details for the brand-new streaming service, which was originally announced back in February. The new direct-to-consumer streaming service will be called FOX One and bring together content from FOX's News, Sports, and Entertainment properties.
According to the official announcement, the service will offer "live streaming and on-demand access to the full portfolio of FOX brands." This includes FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Weather, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, BTN (Big Ten Network), FOX Deportes, and local FOX Stations. The streamer will also give users the ability to bundle FOX Nation, FOX's preexisting FOX News streaming service, under one platform.
No prices or details on plans have been announced yet. However, when first discussing the streaming service in an earnings call earlier this year, Lachlan Murdoch said, "Our subscriber expectation will be modest, and we're going to price the service accordingly," per Business Insider's initial report.
NBC's Peacock and CBS's Paramount Plus are two relatively comparable services. Both streamers offer plans for as cheap as $7.99 a month, but users need to upgrade for $12.99 a month on Paramount Plus and $13.99 a month on Peacock to unlock CBS and NBC live streaming, respectively. These higher tiers also include other perks, such as ad-free on-demand streaming, downloading, and premium content.
Although ABC doesn't have a stand-alone 1:1 streamer like NBC and CBS, the network often puts notable live programs on its Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus streaming services, making FOX the only one of the Big Four networks without a streaming counterpart — until now.
FOX's foray into streaming comes after plans for Venu Sports fell apart earlier in the year. The sports streaming service intended to combine sports content from Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. properties under one service, which was targeted to launch last fall ahead of the 2024-2025 NFL season. However, plans were halted due to a lawsuit from Fubo.
Although Fubo and the Disney-owned Hulu + Live TV announced in early 2025 plans to merge, putting an end to Venu Sports litigation, the companies behind the service decided to forgo moving forward with Venu. Instead, ESPN is launching its own standalone streaming service for $30 a month, and Warner Bros. has doubled down on its B/R Sports live streaming add-on by including it indefinitely at no extra cost on all ad-free Max plans.
Now, FOX One is on track to debut in the fall before the NFL and college football seasons, launching in time for two of FOX's biggest sports offerings each year. This will also coincide with the start of the 2025-2026 network TV season.
Until then, there are still a few ways to live stream FOX without cable. The network is available through live TV streaming channel packages, including DirecTV, Fubo, and Sling TV Blue (in select regions). These are three of the best sports streaming services we've tested. For a full breakdown of these month-to-month services, you can check out our how to watch FOX streaming guide.