Disney will merge its Hulu + Live TV virtual MVPD with competitor Fubo, expanding its sports-focused distribution while settling a suit over skinny bundle Venu.

The corporate maneuvering  over your sports viewing dollars may offer more drama than some of the games that you pay to watch. The streaming wars that have been bubbling under the surface of the TV business are now fully upon us.

Disney is throwing money at its Fubo problem. The company will combine its Hulu + Live TV business with sports streaming service Fubo in a $220 million deal under which Fubo will settle all litigation related to the Venu sports-streaming platform.

Fubo will be combined with Hulu's live TV service and offer a new streaming package with ABC and ESPN channels.

Walt Disney Co said on Monday it would merge its Hulu + Live TV business with smaller rival FuboTV, removing a significant hurdle to the launch of its sports streaming venture with Fox Corp and Warner Bros Discovery.

Disney’s Hulu+ Live TV will be combined with Fubo, merging together two internet TV bundles, the companies announced on Monday.

Disney announced a deal with internet pay-TV streaming provider Fubo to combine Hulu + Live TV with Fubo's operations in a joint venture. Under the deal, Fubo will drop its lawsuit seeking to derail Venu,

The deal would combine Hulu + Live with Fubo and end litigation against the Venu Sports joint streaming service.

Fubo and Hulu + Live TV. Fubo co-founder and Chief Executive Officer David Gandler will operate the newly combined Fubo and Hulu+ Live TV business. “This combination enables us to deliver on our promise to provide consumers with greater choice and flexibility,