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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.
- TechCrunch and PR Newswire are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Fox closes $22 billion Roku deal, earlier than 2027 target”
- Our desk updated its story
- Still developing
- Techmeme is now reporting this
- 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
- TechCrunchFox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku
- PR NewswireFOX CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ROKU
- 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)
- VarietyFox Closes $22 Billion Roku Takeover, Says Streaming Platform Will Remain ‘Open Ecosystem’
How it’s being reported
4 sourcesFirst reported by
PR Newswire
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
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
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
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
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.