U.S. HISPANIC
Virtual MVPD fuboTV adds Univision Networks, REVOLT and Pivot to its lineup
Maribel Ramos-Weiner| 4 de febrero de 2016
Founders of fuboTV: Sung Ho Choi, CTO; Alberto Horihuela, CMO and; David Gandler, CEO
{fuboTV;www.fubo.tv}, a fast-growing virtual MVPD in the U.S., which provides subscribers with a premium bundle of sports and entertainment TV networks, has announced carriage agreements with Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), Pivot and REVOLT Media & TV. These agreements expand fuboTVs streaming service to millennial viewers nationwide, as it continues to grow the breadth of content offered to its over-the-top and mobile subscribers. fuboTV is now offering 15 new networks including Pivot, REVOLT, Univision, UniMás, Univision Deportes, Galavisión and El Rey Network. Signing these agreements with Univision, Pivot and REVOLT is a huge milestone for our company, as we work to grow fuboTVs premium sports offering and complement it with entertainment content that appeals to young sports fans and other Millennials. In the first year since our launch, we have quickly become the number-two virtual MVPD in the U.S., and we are confident that, through more partnerships and complex carriage agreements, we will continue to be positioned strongly as we build on our mission to bring consumers the video distribution platform they crave, said David Gandler, co-founder and CEO of fuboTV. fuboTV is available on desktops via www.fubo.tv; on Amazon Fire TV; Android phones and tablets; Apple TV; Chromecast; iPad; iPhone; Kindle Fire; Roku; and T-Mobiles Binge On. The company has raised a total of US$5.6 million in funding to date, with a US$4 million Series A round led by DCM Ventures and including I2BF Digital, LionTree Partners, Luminari Capital and Univision.
