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Disney And FuboTV announced Monday the planned merger of Hulu Live + TV and Fubo.
The two businesses will form a combined virtual multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) company that will “operate under the Fubo publicly traded company name,” the companies said.
Disney will have a 70% ownership stake in Fubo.
CHONGQING, CHINA – OCTOBER 31: FuboTV Inc. on October 31, 2024 in Chongqing, China. The Fubo app page is displayed on a smartphone in the Apple App Store in front of the logo (Photo by Cheng Jin/Getty Images) (Cheng Jin/Getty Images/Getty Images)
According to Disney and Fubo, the combination will “facilitate an expanded choice of programming packages and address diverse consumer preferences at attractive price points.”
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It will be governed by Fubo CEO David Gandler and its management team.
He described the planned merger of Fubo and Hulu Live+TV as “a win for consumers, our shareholders and the entire streaming industry.”
Disney and Fubo said the latter will establish a “new sports and broadcasting service” that will air ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS and ESPN+ through a carriage agreement between the two.
VMVPD will “negotiate carriage agreements with content providers for both Hulu + Live TV and Fubo services independently of Disney,” according to the companies.
| vaccine | safety | the end | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dis | Walt Disney Co. | 111.16 | +0.34 |
+0.31% |
| FUBO | FUBOTV | 4.91 | +3.47 |
+240.97% |
When they complete the deal, customers will still have the option to get Fubo and Hulu + Live TV as “separate offers”, they added.
Fubo has been available since 2015.
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Meanwhile, Hulu first launched Hulu + Live TV in 2017. Disney includes the service in a bundle with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.
Boasting Fubo and Hulu+ Live TV More than 6.2 million customers in North America According to Disney and Fubo.
Walt Disney Co. The Hulu + Live TV streaming service logo is seen in a taxi ad before Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 7, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
At the same time the two companies announced the planned merger of Hulu+ Live TV and Fubo, they also said a settlement had been reached over the legal action Fubo took last year over ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery's joint Venu sports streaming platform. .
The combination of Fubo and Hulu + Live TV will be “subject to regulatory approval, Fubo shareholder approval and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions,” Disney and Fubo said.
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new The vMVPD company is “anticipated to be well-capitalized and cash-flow positive upon closing of the transaction,” they said.
Share Fubo increased on Monday in the news