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Fox closes $22 billion acquisition of Roku months ahead of plan

Fox Corporation said Friday it completed its $22 billion purchase of Roku, with founder Anthony Wood joining Fox's board, according to a company statement and TechCrunch.

Developing story: what's new
  1. TechCrunch and PR Newswire are now reporting this
  2. New headline Was: “Fox closes $22 billion Roku deal, earlier than 2027 target”
  3. Our desk updated its story
  4. Still developing
  5. Techmeme is now reporting this
  6. Variety is now reporting this

Fox Corporation said Friday it completed its acquisition of Roku Inc., a transaction valued at $22 billion, well ahead of a close the companies had projected for the first half of 20271,2,4.

Roku shares were to cease trading on Nasdaq as of Friday under the merger terms in Fox's statement2.

Each Roku share converts into $95.30 in cash and 0.9799 shares of Fox Class A common stock, leaving Fox holders with about 74 percent of the combined company and former Roku holders about 26 percent2.

Fox said Roku's connected-TV platform reaches more than 100 million households and that the combined company is among the largest U.S. television businesses by viewership1,2.

Roku founder Anthony Wood will join Fox's board and serve as co-chair of Fox Digital Platforms, a unit that includes Roku, Tubi, FOX One and other digital products, alongside Paul Cheesbrough as co-chair and CEO2,3.

Wood said in the company statement that Roku's mission does not change and that the platform remains open to every content partner1,2.

Fox said it expects about $400 million of run-rate cost synergies within two years and that the deal should add to free cash flow per share by the second full year after closing2.

TechCrunch reported the Justice Department had issued a second request for information about two months earlier as part of an antitrust review, after the June announcement of the deal1.

What remedies, if any, the department required at closing was not detailed in the company statement reviewed for this report2.

Sources

  1. TechCrunchFox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku
  2. PR NewswireFOX CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ROKU
  3. TechmemeFox closes its $22B Roku acquisition well ahead of the expected 2027 date; Anthony Wood joins Fox's board and will co-chair a new Tubi, Fox One, and Roku unit (Todd Spangler/Variety)
  4. VarietyFox Closes $22 Billion Roku Takeover, Says Streaming Platform Will Remain ‘Open Ecosystem’

How it’s being reported

4 sources

First reported by PR NewswirePR Newswire

Where they agree

  • Fox completed a $22 billion acquisition of Roku on 6 November 2026.
  • The close came earlier than the first-half 2027 timetable.
  • Wood joins the Fox board and a digital-platforms unit with Tubi and FOX One.

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

TechCrunchTechCrunch

Fox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku

timing, household reach and the earlier antitrust review

Fox closed the $22 billion Roku deal far earlier than the first-half 2027 target after a Justice Department second request.

Leaves out per-share cash-and-stock consideration

timing, household reach and the earlier antitrust review

What it reports

  • Fox said the combined company ranks as the third-largest U.S. television business by viewership.
  • Roku reaches more than 100 million households.
  • The Justice Department issued a second request for information about two months earlier.
  • The deal was announced in June with a projected close in the first half of 2027.

Leaves out per-share cash-and-stock consideration

PR NewswirePR Newswire

FOX CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ROKU

corporate terms, synergies and digital-platform structure

Fox's statement says Roku will remain an open platform, Wood joins the board, and stockholders receive cash and Fox shares.

Leaves out Justice Department review details

corporate terms, synergies and digital-platform structure

What it reports

  • Roku holders receive $95.30 in cash and 0.9799 Fox Class A shares per Roku share.
  • Fox stockholders own about 74 percent of the combined company; former Roku holders about 26 percent.
  • Fox expects about $400 million of run-rate cost synergies within two years.
  • Wood will co-chair Fox Digital Platforms with Paul Cheesbrough.

Leaves out Justice Department review details

VarietyVariety

Fox Closes $22 Billion Roku Takeover, Says Streaming Platform Will Remain ‘Open Ecosystem’

the open-ecosystem pledge and surprise timing

Variety reported Fox closed the $22 billion takeover and said Roku would remain an open ecosystem.

Leaves out full synergy figures

the open-ecosystem pledge and surprise timing

What it reports

  • Fox valued the deal at $22 billion and closed well ahead of 2027.

Leaves out full synergy figures

TechmemeTechmeme

Fox closes its $22B Roku acquisition well ahead of the expected 2027 date; Anthony Wood joins Fox's board and will co-chair a new Tubi, Fox One, and Roku unit (Todd Spangler/Variety)

early close and Wood's new role

Techmeme points to Variety's report that the close came well ahead of 2027 and that Wood will co-chair a digital unit.

Leaves out merger consideration figures

early close and Wood's new role

Our newsroom hasn't broken this article down yet.

Leaves out merger consideration figures