FuboTV was launched as a niche streaming service offering soccer-centric live streams in 2015. Today, it is the sixth-largest Pay TV company in the United States, marking immense growth and expansion in just a decade.
FuboTV is owned by The Walt Disney Company, which acquired a majority stake in a 2025 merger. Following the merger, Fubo became a Disney subsidiary, though it continues to operate independently under its FuboTV brand.
Below is a detailed look at FuboTV’s ownership structure, including its launch, ownership history, and recent acquisition by Disney.
FuboTV ownership history
FuboTV’s ownership has changed hands a few times over the years. Below is a look at the company’s complete ownership history since its launch.
The launch of FuboTV
FuboTV was co-founded by David Gandler (the company’s CEO), Alberto Horihuela, and Sung Ho Choi in January 2015.
At its launch, Fubo offered soccer livestreams, charging $7 per month. However, in 2017, the company expanded to become a broader streaming platform, offering entertainment content, news programming, and live sports (soccer, NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL).
During its early years, FuboTV was owned by investors, who included:
- AMC Networks
- Luminari Capital
- Scripps Networks Interactive
- Northzone
- Sky
- 21 Century Fox
- DCM Ventures
- LionTree Partners
- Par-Jorgen Parson (an early investor)
- Edgar Bronfman Jr. (an early investor)
- Daniell Leff (a venture capitalist)
Paramount’s acquisition of an undisclosed stake
In 2019, ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) acquired an undisclosed stake in FuboTV.
As part of the deal, FuboTV added a variety of ViacomCBS networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Nick Jr., Paramount Network, and MTV, to its streaming platform.
The FuboTV-ViacomCBS deal also brought back CBS affiliate channels on the streaming platform.
Merger with FaceBank Group
On April 2, 2020, FuboTV completed a merger with FaceBank Group, a publicly listed virtual entertainment company.
Following the merger, FuboTV became a wholly-owned subsidiary of FaceBank Group. Consequently, FaceBank Group was renamed as FuboTV Inc., with the two companies operating as a single entity.
The merger combined Fubo’s direct-to-consumer live TV streaming platform with FaceBank’s intellectual property rights in sports, movies, and live performances, which significantly enhanced FuboTV’s market position.
David Gandler, the company’s co-founder, continued in his role as the CEO of the two combined companies.
IPO and public ownership
On October 7, 2020, FuboTV closed its initial public offering (IPO), listing on the New York Stock Exchange and raising $183 million.
The IPO transformed FuboTV’s ownership from a privately held company to a publicly traded one. Consequently, its ownership also transformed, with the company’s shares available for purchase by institutions and individual investors.
In September 2022, FuboTV issued 31% more shares to the public, which were once again available for purchase by institutions and individual investors.
Some of FuboTV’s top shareholders post-IPO included:
- BlackRock
- Vanguard Group
- DE Shaw & Co.
- Goede Capital
- Millenium Management
- Luminari Capital
- Citadel Securitise
- Morgan Stanley
Acquisition by Disney
On October 29, 2025, FuboTV Inc. and The Walt Disney Company completed a merger in which Disney acquired approximately a 70% stake in FuboTV, while existing Fubo shareholders maintained a stake of around $30%.
The merger resulted in FuboTV becoming an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, with the new entity combining Fubo’s streaming business with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV platform. Fubo’s management team, led by CEO David Gandler, took over the combined entity’s operations.
While FuboTV and Hulu + Live TV have been combined in a single entity, both streaming platforms will continue operating independently as they have before the merger.
FuboTV’s current ownership structure
Following the October 2025 merger, FuboTV is now owned by The Walt Disney Company, which has a majority interest. Existing Fubo shareholders will retain a minority ownership of the company.
Below is a detailed breakdown of the new FuboTV ownership structure:
The Walt Disney Company’s ownership structure
The Walt Disney Company is a publicly traded company that is owned by institutional investors, individual investors, and company insiders.
Institutional investors make up the majority of Disney shareholders, holding approximately 65%-73% of the company’s shares. As of November 23, 2026, some of the major institutional shareholders in The Walt Disney Company include:
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. – 8.795%.
- BlackRock Advisors LLC – 5.246%.
- State Street Corporation – 4.562%.
- JP Morgan Investment Management, Inc. – 3.772%.
- Geode Capital Management LLC – 2-182%.
- Eaton Vance Management – 2.028%
A substantial percentage of shares is held by unknown individual investors, with a small percentage owned by company insiders. Some of the top insider shareholders include:
- Robert A. Iger – Disney CEO
- Brent A. Woodford – Executive Vice President
- Maria Elena Lagomasino – Director
- Horacio E. Gutierrez – Senior Executive Vice President
- Calvin R. Macdonald – Director
- James P. Gorman – Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Mary T. Barra –Director
- Michael B.G. Froman – Director
Minority shareholders
Like Disney, FuboTV Inc. is a publicly traded company. Therefore, its shareholders before the merger (who now hold a minority stake) were made up of institutional investors, individual investors, and company insiders.
It is not clear how the new merger with Disney will affect the stake of the existing FuboTV shareholders. However, pre-merger, some of the most notable institutional shareholders included:
- Mudrick Capital Management LP
- The Vanguard Group, Inc
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co.
- BlackRock Advisors LLC
- Renaissance Technologies LLC
- State Street Corporation
- Geode Management Capital LLC
- Citadel Securities GP LLC
- Two Signal Investments LP
- D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
Insider shareholders, on the other hand, included:
- Daniell Leff – Director
- Ignacio Figueras – Director
- David Gandler – CEO
- John Janedis – CFO
- Alberto Horihuela – Co-founder and COO
- Edgar Bronfman Jr. – Executive Chairman
How does FuboTV operate?
Despite the merger with Disney and the combination with Hulu + Live TV to form a single entity, FuboTV will continue operating independently.
The company’s streaming service will still be available via the Fubo app or website, where subscribers can access on-demand content and live TV services.
FuboTV offers a variety of streaming and live TV packages, including live TV plans starting at $84.99/month, Sports + News plans starting at $55.99/month, Latino TV plans starting at $14.99, and an Entertainment plan (Fox Nation) at $8.99/month.
FuboTV also offers several add-ons, including MLB.TV, DAZN, NFL RedZone, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, STARZ, MGM+, Hallmark+, TV5MONDE, RAI Italia, ZEE Family, International Sports Plus, Adventure Plus, Sports Lite, and more.
You can also find several skinny channel bundles on FuboTV, starting at $6.99/month.
As of now, FuboTV is available in the United States, U.S. territories, Canada, and Spain. However, the company could explore an international expansion via Disney+ in the coming years.