Forbes Topline

Fox Will Buy Roku For $22 Billion


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Fox Corporation on Monday announced it reached an agreement to buy the streaming service Roku for $22 billion, expanding Fox’s streaming portfolio in a transaction the companies said would create the “third-largest player in U.S. television.”

Fox said it would acquire Roku for $160 per share in a deal the companies expect to include $400 million in savings.

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of billionaire Rupert Murdoch, called the deal a “defining moment” for Fox that brings “together the most valuable live content portfolio and video consumption with the preeminent streaming platform through which America watches it.”

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