U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming venture, Venu, from launching later this month, a major blow to the effort.

Judge Margaret Garnett of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the ruling granting a preliminary injunction on Friday afternoon, saying that Venu, a planned sports bundle of Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corp. and Dis