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Fox buying streaming platform Roku in cash-and-stock deal worth about $22 billion (apnews.com)

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Fox Corp. is buying streaming platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, including debt.

The deal will give Fox access to the Roku channel, first-party data and more than 100 million global streaming households. Fox oversees a massive media network that includes sports, news and entertainment, as well as Tubi.

The companies said Monday that Roku will continue t be run as an open, partner-friendly platform. Fox and Roku said that the combined company will become the third-largest player in U.S. television by share of viewing.

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[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Not this fox, you're thinking of 21st century Fox. This is Fox as in Fox News

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Fox Sports and Fox Broadcasting join Fox News as assets that will help make up Fox Corporation — which is officially a stand-alone, publicly traded company.

Ah ok, thanks for the pull up.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

Anytime