The Walt Disney Company to Combine Hulu + Live TV Business With Fubo

Fox Corporation to Acquire Roku, Inc.

June 15, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Fox Corporation (FOX) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Roku, Inc. for $160.00 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $22 billion enterprise value. The deal will combine FOX’s live sports/news/content and Tubi with Roku’s connected TV platform and advertising/data capabilities, and is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2027.

DIRECTV to Acquire EchoStar’s Video Distribution Business (DISH TV and Sling TV)

September 30, 2024

Media & Entertainment

DIRECTV and EchoStar entered into a definitive agreement under which DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, DISH DBS, including DISH TV and Sling TV, via a debt exchange transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and successful completion of the DISH DBS exchange offer and pre-closing reorganization.

Endeavor and WWE to Form New Public Company Combining UFC and WWE

April 3, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Endeavor Group Holdings and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) signed a definitive agreement to combine UFC and WWE into a new, publicly listed company. Endeavor will own 51% of the new company, while existing WWE shareholders will own 49%, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2023.

fuboTV Acquires Molotov SAS

December 8, 2021

Media & Entertainment

fuboTV Inc. has completed its acquisition of Molotov SAS, France's leading live TV streaming platform. The deal brings Molotov's Paris-based team and streaming technology (including its AVOD service Mango) into fuboTV to support international expansion and accelerate product and engineering development.

Fox Corporation Acquires Tubi

March 17, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Fox Corporation agreed to acquire Tubi, a leading free ad-supported streaming service, for approximately $440 million in net cash consideration. The deal expands Fox’s direct-to-consumer footprint and digital advertising capabilities while Tubi will continue to operate as an independent service under Fox.

The Walt Disney Company Acquires Majority Ownership of BAMTech

August 8, 2017

Media & Entertainment

The Walt Disney Company agreed to acquire an additional 42% stake in BAMTech, LLC from MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) for $1.58 billion, giving Disney majority ownership of the streaming-technology business. Disney said it will use BAMTech's direct-to-consumer streaming technology to launch an ESPN-branded multi-sport streaming service in early 2018 and a Disney-branded subscription-video-on-demand service in 2019.