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FuboTV CEO Calls Battle Against Planned Sports Super-Streamer “Duel to the Death”
David Gandler, co-founder and CEO of sports TV streamer FuboTV, on Friday hit out at media giants pooling their own sports streaming rights to launch a rival streamer, speaking of “pernicious practices” after bringing a lawsuit against them. “These results are especially impressive given the years-long challenges Fubo has faced as a result of what we […]
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FuboTV Files $1B Lawsuit Seeking to Block Disney, Warners and Fox Sports Streaming Platform
The media giants teaming up on a new platform that will pool together sports streaming rights are facing an antitrust lawsuit from rival sports streamer Fubo, which alleges that it’s being forced to carry dozens of pricey, nonsports channels as a condition of licensing sports rights from the companies in a scheme to stifle competition. […]
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Streaming Service FuboTV Rebrands as Fubo, Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Leads Branding Effort
The sports-focused streaming virtual multichannel video provider(vMVPD) FuboTV is rebranding itself. The company will now be called Fubo (no more “TV”), and is launching a new marketing and branding effort to help it grow market share in an increasingly competitive environment. The company will launch the new campaign, with the tagline “If Sports Fans Built […]
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FuboTV Says It Was Victim of “Criminal Cyber Attack” in World Cup Streaming Outage
The streaming multichannel video provider FuboTV says it was the victim of a “criminal cyber attack” Wednesday, an attack which was responsible for its service going down during a critical FIFA World Cup match between France and Morocco. In a statement Thursday morning, FuboTV said that “the incident was not related to any bandwidth constraints […]
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FuboTV Quarterly Loss Widens Despite Higher Revenue as North American Subs Hit 1.23M
FuboTV has widened its third-quarter loss despite higher revenue as the sports-focused TV streaming platform added to its North American subscriber base. FuboTV recorded a net loss of $152.7 million during the third quarter, compared to a year-earlier loss of $105.9 million in the same period of 2021, as its North American subscriber count rose […]
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FuboTV to Shutter Online Sports Betting Division
A challenging financial market has led FuboTV to exit its online sports wagering business, Fubo Gaming, and close down its Fubo Sportsbook venture, the streaming company disclosed on Monday. “Following our previously announced strategic review, we have concluded that continuing with Fubo Gaming and Fubo Sportsbook in this challenging macroeconomic environment would impact our ability […]
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Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Productions Strikes First-Look Unscripted Deal With FuboTV
Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Productions has signed a multiyear first-look deal for unscripted content with the live sports streamer FuboTV, the companies said Monday. Maximum Effort, which maintains its first-look deal with Paramount Pictures, will also launch a linear channel on FuboTV called the Maximum Effort Network, over which the production company will maintain creative […]
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FuboTV Exec Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s Pay Dips to $19.3M in 2021
FuboTV executive chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. made $19.3 million in overall pay in 2021, compared to $21.7 million in 2020, according to the company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Bronfman Jr., as both a direct investor as well as an investor in fuboTV through Waverley Capital, a venture capital […]
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