Fubo Expands Distribution of Its Owned & Operated Fubo Sports Linear Network to Over-The-Air (OTA) Stations in More Than 100 U.S. Markets
February 10 2025 - 8:00AM
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FuboTV Inc. (d/b/a/ Fubo) (NYSE: FUBO), the leading sports-first
live TV streaming platform, announced today it will distribute its
Fubo Sports owned & operated linear network on over-the-air
(OTA) stations in more than 100 markets nationwide including major
markets New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Fubo Sports is now available to more than 12 million traditional
TV households as OTA diginets in addition to its continued
availability as a FAST channel on Fubo and most free ad-supported
streaming platforms.
Fubo Sports OTA programming features thrilling sports, topical
shows and award-winning documentaries. Audiences can enjoy content
from breakout and niche sports leagues such as Bare Knuckle
Fighting Championship (BKFC), ProBox TV, The Professional Fighters
League (PFL) and World Poker Tour, among others. A leading
destination for combat sports, the network also broadcasts select
live boxing and MMA events.
“In today’s connected and competitive media market, it’s
important to reach consumers everywhere they are, whether that be
through streaming or traditional platforms,” said Pamela Duckworth,
head of Fubo Studios, Fubo. “While cord-cutting is continuing to
accelerate, there are still millions of American households who
rely on OTA for sports, news and entertainment. Expanding
distribution of our owned & operated linear Fubo Sports network
to OTA stations maximizes accessibility for consumers while also
creating a new revenue stream for Fubo.”
Launched in 2019 and female-founded, Fubo Sports is the FAST
(free ad-supported streaming TV) network owned and operated by live
TV streaming platform Fubo that streams over 600 live sporting
events each year. To watch even more programming, follow Fubo
Sports on Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube.
About Fubo
With a global mission to aggregate the best in TV, including
premium sports, news and entertainment content, through a single
app, FuboTV Inc. (d/b/a Fubo) (NYSE: FUBO) aims to transcend the
industry’s current TV model. The company operates Fubo in the U.S.,
Canada and Spain and Molotov in France.
In the U.S., Fubo is a sports-first cable TV replacement product
that aggregates more than 400 live sports, news and entertainment
networks and is the only live TV streaming platform with every
English-language Nielsen-rated sports channel (source: Nielsen
Total Viewers, 2024). Leveraging Fubo’s proprietary data and
technology platform optimized for live TV and sports viewership,
subscribers can engage with the content they are watching through
an intuitive and personalized streaming experience. It was the
first virtual MVPD to launch 4K streaming and MultiView, which it
did years ahead of its peers, as well as Instant Headlines, a
first-of-its-kind AI feature that generates contextual news topics
as they are reported live on air.
Learn more at https://fubo.tv
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