Can you buy you a Fubotv section today to make you life?
It is funny that sometimes the stock market works.
I plan this article for weeks, starting with the idea for the title at the end of December. Fubotv (Nyse: fub) The shares fell 60% at the age of 2024, which seemed like a potential turnaround story.
Just a few days later, Walt Disney (Nyse: dis) decided Buy the company. Fubotv -these stocks have grown on the news, and I will give up this idea of the story. AND redemption Usually, in the end, he talks about the end of the future of the target company on the stock market. There can be no place to return the shares to change the games after the immediate price.
But this job is different, so I returned to the original idea again. Disney’s job will hold Fubotv available as stocks in separate traded, but with solid financial support from Mouse home. Is the company set up for a whole new level of long -term success in this structure?
Disney’s merging is a pretty simple thing with the consequences that change games.
About a year ago Fubotv launched a lawsuit against Disney, Discovery Warner Bros. (NASDAQ: WBD)and Fox. (Nasdaq: Foxa)accusing three media divas of anti -concnity business practices. As part of the purchase, Fubotv gave up those claims. Three media giants canceled their proposed Sports Venu Service later that week, as several media companies that Fubotv did not call Fubotv threatened to file a second lawsuit.
Fubotv will receive a cash payment of $ 220 million, joined by Disney, Discovery and Fox. Furthermore, Disney will provide $ 145 million for Fubotv next year. The company is not profitable these days, so its additional funding will help to keep the lights on until the merger is completed.
Venus-related fee more than doubled FUBOTV cash reserves, which in the third quarter of 2024 was $ 146 million. Disney expects the revitalized Fubotv to generate positive cash flows from the beginning.
After connecting with Hulu+ Streaming Live TV, Fubotv will have about 6.2 million subscribers. This will be the second largest digital current option for live consumers in North America, Alphabet (Nasdaq: Goog) (Nasdaq: Googl) YouTube TV branch more than 8 million customers.
Even classic cable companies are not too far away. Sector leader Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) He had 12.8 million video customers in Q3, a drop of 16.6 million two years earlier.
I expect Disney supported version of Fubotv to enhance their advertising efforts and other activities seeking subscribers. A sudden approach to really deep financial pockets could help him stop YouTube TV, Comcast and other live TV services in just a few years. Remember that Fubotv grows its subscriber rolls by about 10% per year beige Disney’s help. I can’t wait to see how it could be with a richer marketing budget.