Fox to buy streaming device maker Roku for $22 billion
NEW YORK - Fox Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Roku for roughly $22 billion, marking another chapter in media consolidation as the industry grapples with changing dynamics and mounting challenges. On Monday Fox announced it would acquire Roku for $160 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction. Fox plans to fund the cash portion of the deal with a combination of cash on hand and new debt. The company said it obtained a $12 billion loan for the transaction. The combination will bring together Fox’s news and sports channels as well as its free ad-supported streamer Tubi with Roku, the maker of streaming devices and also the home of The Roku Channel, a service similar to Tubi. On Monday, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch called it a “defining moment” for the company. The proposed acquisition comes about seven years after Fox’s last major deal, when it shed its entertainment assets in a $71 billion deal with Disney. Since then, Fox’s portfolio has primarily been made up of its TV channels, namely broadcast network…
15 Jun 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday