FuboTV

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fuboTV, Inc. (FUBO) Q2 2022 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)

FUBO earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2022. Logo of jester cap with thought bubble. Image source: The Motley Fool. fuboTV, Inc. ( ...

And what we've been able to accomplish in streaming is really create a wonderful experience that continues to improve over time on the streaming side. But again, we believe the aggregated model is probably the most effective and most efficient model that you will find in media. I think, look, we're in a situation where we're -- just if you look at the guidance and where we are on the SRE line, you'll see that we're spending close to $750 million plus per year on content. But really, in the quarter and the quarter to date, what have you seen? And if you can get any more leverage to sort of lower the cost to the subscribers there. I think that if we were able to implement some of the tech improvements that we're looking at around ad pod optimization, ad decisioning and a few other areas around addressability, we could have easily accomplished the 50%, 60% improvement relative to the number you see today. And we fall in the 40 to 42 range, which is also, I would say, the youngest in terms of just even the virtual MVPDs. So, we have a very upscale audience, tech-savvy. And I just want to remind everyone that the assumptions that we were under when we made this call, the cost of capital was pretty much free. And it's something that is a cornerstone of what we're doing, given the fact that we're a sports platform. For the third quarter of 2022, we expect to generate revenue of $200 million to $205 million, representing 29% year-over-year growth at the midpoint, and subscribers of 1.135 million to 1.155 million, representing 22% year-over-year growth at the midpoint. And we expect the burn to improve sequentially in both 3Q and 4Q. We will continue to develop our interactive capabilities and believe this will, over time, expand ARPU and drive engagement and retention as users experience the breadth and depth of the platform.

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FuboTV puts gambling plans on hold as it reviews options - Digital ... (Digital TV Europe)

Streaming provider FuboTV is pulling back from its ambition to develop an integrated streaming and gambling offering, despite growing its North American ...

We believe in this economic environment that cord cutting will only increase and that Fubo will continue to benefit from this accelerating trend,” the pair said. We are continuing to work towards materially growing our high margin advertising revenue. In their letter to shareholders, Gandler and Bronfman said that FuboTV would “refine and adjust our business” to reflect the changing economic environment, characterised by a rising cost of capital.

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FuboTV Q2: “Strong growth” (Advanced Television)

Sports-first live TV streaming platform FuboTV's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2022 show that its North American (US and Canada) ...

“In the second quarter, FuboTV achieved strong growth in subscribers and revenue, with North American subscriber growth of 41 per cent year-over-year and total revenue growth of 65 per cent year-over-year. We are pleased to see improvements in our AEBITDA margins as we anticipate a return to growth in the back half of the year, and we remain confident in our path to our positive cash flow and AEBITDA targets in 2025.” FuboTV also closed the quarter with a healthy liquidity position of $378.8 million in cash and short-term investments.

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FuboTV gaming business under strategic review with negative ... (iGaming Business)

Streaming provider FuboTV will implement a strategic review of its betting arm after determining that it could not operate the business alone.

“We continue to believe that an integrated wagering platform, offering both live video and a sportsbook, will result in the best viewing and gaming experience for consumers,” Gandler said. “Accordingly, our interactive wagering business is under strategic review. However, he said it could not achieve this by building its own technology.

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FuboTV reports 70% Q2 revenue rise, launches “strategic review” of ... (Gambling Insider - In-depth Analysis for the Gaming Industry)

FuboTV has reported $222m in revenue for Q2, a 70% increase when compared to last year's results. Driving this growth is Fubo's...

As a result, Fubo is “evaluating strategic opportunities” for its wagering business, commenting: “We are in internal and external discussions to determine the best path forward for Fubo’s gaming business and look forward to sharing more information.” “We are taking steps to de-risk our business and have made the decision to no longer go down the wagering path independently.” The company said: “While our disciplined sportsbook progress continues, in light of a rapidly-evolving macro-economic environment, we believe it is important to be even more capital efficient than originally scoped.

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FuboTV losses widen in Q1, expects better subscriber growth in Q3 (Telecompaper)

FuboTV reported strong figures for the second quarter, though North American subscriber growth slowed because of the underperformance of certain sports ...

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fuboTV Plans to Continue Adding Free Channels; Reexamine ... (The Streamable)

While seasonal churn is to be expected for the sports-focused streamer without football and as the NBA and NHL seasons wind down, the continued decline for Fubo ...

If the streamer is going to continue to establish itself as a player in the world of streaming, it will need to differentiate its offerings in some way. While that will apparently not be sports betting integration, it could be by bringing the added value of FAST channels to the platform. The other area of adjustment for the streamer appears to be the decision to pull back from its investment in sports betting. It’s too early to tell, but the market for FAST channels is expanding rapidly, and while there is certainly interest in no-cost content, the concern for Fubo has to be whether or not they are too late to the game for it to make a difference. Gandler noted in the call that Fubo had increased its FAST offerings to 40 channels and plans to increase that total to 100 by the end of 2022. The rationale for this is two-fold; first, as the CEO mentioned, by adding ad-supported channels, Fubo has the ability to greater control the ad inventory and revenue, something that the company can’t due when it is streaming established linear channels.

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Fubotv Inc Up 21.49% To $3.57 After Earnings Beat (InvestorsObserver)

Fubotv Inc (FUBO) said after close Thursday that it lost $0.45 per share in quarter two 2022. The company reported earnings on an adjusted basis, ...

The operating segments of the group are Streaming and Online wagering, of which a majority of revenue is derived from the Streaming segment. FuboTV Inc is a sports-first, live TV streaming company, offering subscribers access to tens of thousands of live sporting events annually as well as news and entertainment content. Fubotv Inc has performed poorly during the past few months, garnering a low Long-Term Technical Rank by InvestorsObserver of 7, putting Fubotv Inc in the bottom 25% of stocks. Its platform, fuboTV, allows customers to access content through streaming devices and on SmartTVs, mobile phones, tablets, and computers. The firm was recently trading at a 52-week low of $2.32 on July 5, 2022 and set a 52-week high on November 4, 2021 at $35.1. In the same quarter a year ago, the company lost $0.38 per share on revenue of $130.9 million.

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FuboTV seeks partner for integrated sports betting platform (SportBusiness)

United States-based sports streaming platform fuboTV is re-evaluating its independent sports betting strategy, with the company informing shareholders that ...

FuboTV Ditches Independent Sportsbook Plans, Will Evaluate Other ... (SportTechie)

The company currently operates its Fubo Sportsbook app in Iowa and Arizona and expects to also launch in New Jersey ahead of the upcoming NFL season. “We ...

The product is rolling out first to Pac-12 athletes in football and men’s and women’s basketball, with the other sports to follow. Twitter became the first social media platform to disclose its plans for helping college athletes monetize their name, image and likeness when it struck its agreement with Opendorse in June 2021. Tempus Ex completed a Series B round last September and has also partnered with the NFL. Future Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is among its investors and board members. Tempus Ex, which partnered with the Pac-12 in March, will leverage FusionFeed—its low-latency data and video feed—to make personalized game highlights available immediately after each game. The Pac-12 Conference has announced a new video-sharing tool to help its student-athletes monetize their game highlights on social media. Members could also have the chance to participate in “digital content co-creation’’ with Edwards while in Atlanta. HEIR initially launched last December after Jordan and his son received $10 million in seed funding. Anthony “Ant-Man’’ Edwards, the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, joins Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls and Bennedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers as an HEIR partner. American Airlines Center, home to the Dallas Mavericks, collaborated with DBK Studio to debut two autonomous checkout-free food and beverage stores in April that are powered by Standard AI’s computer vision cameras. “We continue to believe that an integrated wagering platform, offering both live video and a sportsbook, will result in the best viewing and gaming experience for consumers,” Fubo said in a letter to shareholders. Other sports streaming services active in the ‘watch and bet’ space include The Rugby Network, which partnered with Tappp and Australian sportsbook PlayUp to let fans place bets directly though their smart TV during Major League Rugby matches. The first MLB team to partner with GameOn Technology, the Brewers Facebook Messenger page currently gives fans live updates, scores, highlight videos and player information. Fubo has been among the most aggressive streaming services to integrate sports betting directly into its live TV viewing experience since it acquired the sports betting app Vigtory in January 2021.

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FuboTV Seeks Partner for Sportsbook to Slow Cash Burn (Covers.com)

FuboTV reported an increase in FuboTV subscribers and growth, but cannot make headway in sports betting market.

Meanwhile, it only took in bets totaling $125,000 in Iowa — which works out to a meager 0.09% of total handle in the Hawkeye State. Implicit in his comments is the calculation that rising borrowing costs limit the company's ability to fund the kind of massive marketing campaign needed for Fubo Sportsbook to gain market share. Fubo Sportsbook was designed as a pioneering venture into betting interactivity through its industry-first integration of an owned-and-operated sports wagering platform with its live TV streaming experience. In figures released in its July 2022 US Sports Betting Market Monitor, Eilers & Krejcik Gaming reported that FanDuel remained the biggest industry player with a whopping 46.6% share of U.S. gross gaming revenues. In addition, ad revenue grew 32% year-over-year," said Gandler. In May, Fubo Sportsbook's handle in Arizona was under a half-million dollars, representing 0.1% of the market. "While our disciplined sportsbook progress continues, in light of the rapidly-evolving macro-economic environment, we believe it is important to be even more capital efficient than originally scoped," the letter added. I would say we’re pretty early on." "We decided to enter the wagering business in early 2021," Gandler said. Now, with a recession and inflation hitting 40-year highs, that no longer holds true." However, as we have evaluated how best to scale these capabilities in today’s market, we have concluded that we will no longer pursue this opportunity on our own. In a letter to shareholders that accompanied the release of Q2 earnings, FuboTV reported that it was conducting a "strategic review" of its Fubo Sportsbook.

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FuboTV Hits 946K Subs in Q2 (TV Technology)

NEW YORK—FuboTV has announced strong growth in subscribers and revenue, with paid subs hitting 946,735 in Q2 2022, up 41% from a year earlier. Advertisement.

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