ESPN, Fox, Warner Sport Bundle Requires Review, Cable Group Says

The trade group for community cable operators called for US antitrust authorities to probe the live sports streaming service planned by Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

The stance by ACA Connects reflects concerns the new service announced Feb. 6 could siphon away sports fans from cable TV subscriber bases, while boosting prices for programming as the powerful streaming partners seek to outbid the likes of Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube.

“You’ve got three programmers working with each other,” said Grant Spellmeyer, chief executive officer of ACA Connects, in an interview. “They’re ...