Fubo Expands Distribution of Its Owned & Operated Fubo Sports Linear Network to Over-The-Air (OTA) Stations in More Than 100 U.S. Markets
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.
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