Fubo TV strikes deal to bring Root Sports to streamers
Fubo TV says it has reached an agreement with Root Sports to bring the live regional sports channel to its service.
Fubo TV is sports-centric media company that operates the Fubo streaming cable TV alternative, which focuses primarily on live sports content from the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS and international soccer leagues. Fubo also offers general entertainment, movie and news channels from major national and international programmers.
In addition to Fubo, the company operates the Fubo Sports Network. Fubo TV is based in New York City.
Fubo TV says it has reached an agreement with Root Sports to bring the live regional sports channel to its service.
Fubo TV scored its first regulatory approval on Tuesday when gambling commissioners in Iowa affirmed its sportsbook feature there.
The top executive at Fubo TV says he believes his linear streaming television service could grab anywhere from three million to five million subscribers within the next five years. The statement came in an interview with a CNBC reporter published on Friday shortly after Fubo TV raised its year-end subscriber guidance to around 900,000 after grabbing more than 700,000 paying customers at the end of its most-recent financial quarter. Fubo TV offers dozens of pay television channels with a heavy emphasis on programming packages that includes live sports. The service starts at $65 a month and goes up from there as subscribers add on more channels and features. At a time when many streaming services are looking to break away from traditional cable television channels, Fubo TV thinks there’s a market for people who want to free themselves from the … Read more
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